# Cima Falkner

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**Cima Falkner** is a mountain in the province [Trentino](/source/Trentino) in northern [Italy](/source/Italy).

## Description

Cima Falkner is a 2,994-metre (9,823-foot) summit in the [Brenta group](/source/Brenta_group) of the [Rhaetian Alps](/source/Rhaetian_Alps). It is within [Adamello Brenta Natural Park](/source/Adamello_Brenta_Natural_Park) and a [World Heritage Site](/source/World_Heritage_Site).[2] Set in the [Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol](/source/Trentino-Alto_Adige/S%C3%BCdtirol) region, the peak is located seven kilometers (4.35 miles) southeast of the village of [Madonna di Campiglio](/source/Madonna_di_Campiglio), and 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) northwest of the municipality of [Trento](/source/Trento). Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into a tributary of the [Sarca](/source/Sarca), whereas the east slope drains to [Lago di Tovel](/source/Lago_di_Tovel) which is within the [Adige](/source/Adige) drainage basin. [Topographic relief](/source/Topographic_relief) is significant as the summit rises 1,400 meters (4,593 feet) above the Vallesinella (valley) in three kilometers (1.86 miles). The nearest higher neighbor is [Cima Brenta](/source/Cima_Brenta), 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) to the south-southwest.[1]

## History

The mountain's toponym honors Alberto de Falkner who made the [first ascent](/source/First_ascent) of the summit in 1882 with Antonio Dallagiacoma via the southeast gully and the south-southeast side.[3][4] The second ascent was made on July 17, 1883, by [Edward Theodore Compton](/source/Edward_Theodore_Compton), Antonio Dallagiacoma, Alberto de Falkner, and Matteo Nicolussi via the south-southwest side. The east wall was first climbed on July 19, 1894, by Carlo Garbari (solo).[3]

On August 1, 2025, a series of [rockslides](/source/Rockslide) collapsed from the peak, releasing 500,000 m3 of rock equivalent to approximately a thousand Olympic-size swimming pools causing the evacuation of hundreds of hikers, and closing several trails.[5] Experts blame the accelerating increase of landslides in the area on thawing permafrost caused by climate change.[6]

## Climate

Based on the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Cima Falkner is located in an [alpine climate](/source/Alpine_climate) zone with long, cold winters, and short, mild summers.[7] Weather systems are forced upwards by the mountains ([orographic lift](/source/Orographic_lift)), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain and snow. The months of June through September offer the most favorable weather for visiting or climbing in this area.[8]

## Gallery

## See also

- [Alps](/source/Alps)

## References

1. ["Cima Falkner"](https://peakvisor.com/peak/cima-falkner.html). *peakvisor.com*. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

1. UNESCO Decision 33COM 8B.6 - Natural properties - Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee - The Dolomites (Italy), Appendix 1.2, Component Site 9

1. [*Cima Falkner*](https://www.camptocamp.org/waypoints/1329216/fr/cima-falkner), Camptocamp.org, Retrieved November 18, 2025.

1. [*Guida del Trentino*](https://books.google.com/books?id=SvzMnJohIbgC&pg=PA289&dq=Alberto+de+Falkner+cima&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU-J-ktv2QAxUcETQIHdC9KEMQuwV6BAgLEAo#v=onepage&q=Alberto%20de%20Falkner%20cima&f=false), Ottone Brentari, Premiato stabil. tipogr. Sante Pozzato, 1902, p. 289.

1. [*Dolomites, maxi collapse on Falkner peak, half a million cubic meters of rock in crumbs*](https://www.rainews.it/video/2025/08/collasso-da-cima-falkner-le-immagini-dallelicottero-in-briciole-mezzo-milione-di-metri-cubi-di-roccia-a01379ff-1a03-49b6-add3-5ace43452374.html), rainews.it, Retrieved November 18, 2025.

1. [*Hundreds evacuated after series of rockfalls in Italy’s Brenta Dolomites*](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/30/rockfalls-italy-brenta-dolomites-alps-climate-crisis), July 30, 2025, The Guardian, Retrieved November 18, 2025.

1. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". *Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.*. **11** (5): 1633–1644. [Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007HESS...11.1633P). [doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007](https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007). [ISSN 1027-5606](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1027-5606)

1. [*Best Time to Visit the Dolomites (+ Months to Avoid)*](https://www.moonhoneytravel.com/best-time-to-visit-the-dolomites/), Moonhoneytravel.com, Retrieved November 18, 2025.

## External links

- Weather forecast: [Cima Falkner](https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6692048/Italy/Trentino-Alto%20Adige/Province%20of%20Trente/Cima%20Falkner)

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