{{short description|Mountain in Italy}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Cima Pradidali | image = Cima Pradidali se.jpg | image_caption = Southeast aspect | elevation_m = 2774 | elevation_ref =<ref name=Camp>[https://www.camptocamp.org/waypoints/1370440/fr/cima-pradidali ''Cima Pradidali''], Camptocamp.org, Retrieved November 23, 2025.</ref><ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|id=202374|name=Cima Pradidali, Italy|access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref> | prominence_m = 122 | prominence_ref =<ref name="pb"/> | isolation_km = 0.39 | isolation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/cima-pradidali.html|title=Cima Pradidali|website=peakvisor.com|access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref> | parent_peak = Pala di San Martino<ref name=peakvisor/> | etymology = | country = Italy | region = Trentino | region_type = Province | part_type = Protected area | part = Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park<ref name=peakvisor/> | range = Dolomites<br />Pale di San Martino | map = Italy | map_caption = Location in Italy | map_size = 250 | label_position = bottom | coordinates = {{coord|46.248362|N|11.850543|E|type:mountain_region:IT_scale:100000_source:frwiki|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/> | topo_map = Tabacco 22 ''Pale di San Martino'' | age = Triassic | rock = Dolomite | first_ascent = September 18, 1881 | easiest_route = }}
'''Cima Pradidali''' is a mountain in the province of Trentino in northern Italy.
==Description== Cima Pradidali is a {{convert|2774|meter|ft|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off}} summit in the Pale di San Martino group of the Dolomites. Set in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region, the peak is located four kilometers (2.5 miles) southeast of San Martino di Castrozza mountain resort, and the peak is within Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the Cismon. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,575 meters (5,167 feet) above the Cismon in three kilometers (1.86 miles), and 500 meters (1,640 feet) above the Rifugio Pradidali in 0.5 kilometer (0.3 mile). The nearest higher neighbor is Cima Immink, 0.39 kilometer (0.24 mile) to the north.<ref name=peakvisor/> The Cima Pradidali toponym translates as Yellow Meadows Peak, attributable to yellow alpine poppies growing in the Pradidali Valley below the peak.<ref>[https://primierohiking.com/en/ph-poi/rifugio-pradidali-en/ ''Rifugio Pradidali''], Primierohiking.com, Retrieved November 23, 2025.</ref>
==Climbing== The first ascent of the summit was made on September 18, 1881, by Michele Bettega and two Englishmen via the northwest slope.<ref name=Camp/> The south-southwest face was first climbed on August 12, 1893, by Ludwig and May Norman-Neruda. The East Couloir was first climbed on August 25, 1897, by Michele Bettega, John Swinnerton Phillimore, Arthur Guy Sandars Raynor, and Giuseppe Zecchini. The southeast spigolo was climbed on August 7, 1898, by Giacomo Faoro, Siegfried Schönborn, Matteo Tavernaro, and Lieutenant Uhl.<ref name=Camp/>
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cima Pradidali is located in an alpine climate zone with long, cold winters, and short, mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Weather systems are forced upward by the mountains (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 climbing or visiting this area.<ref>[https://www.moonhoneytravel.com/best-time-to-visit-the-dolomites/ ''Best Time to Visit the Dolomites (+ Months to Avoid)''], Moonhoneytravel.com, Retrieved November 23, 2025.</ref>
==Gallery== <div style="max-width: 480px;"> <gallery mode=slideshow> File:Cima Pradidali in the Dolomites.jpg|Southeast aspect File:Cima Pradidali W.JPG|West aspect File:Cima Pradidali and Torre Pradidali.JPG|Southeast aspect </gallery> </div>
==See also== * Southern Limestone Alps
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6694096/Italy/Trentino-Alto%20Adige/Province%20of%20Trente/Cima%20Pradidali Cima Pradidali]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Cima Pradidali | North = Pala di San Martino | Northeast = Pradidali Pass | East = Cima di Fradusta | ESE = Cima Canali | Southeast = Rifugio Pradidali | South = Sass Maor | Southwest = Cima di Ball | West = Cismon | Northwest = San Martino di Castrozza }} {{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Geology}}
Category:Mountains of the Alps Category:Mountains of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Category:Mountains of Trentino Category:Mountains of Italy Category:Dolomites Category:Two-thousanders of Italy