{{short description|Mountain in Italy}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Croda Grande | other_name = {{langx|lld|'''Croda Granda'''}} | image = Croda Grande.jpg | image_caption = Southeast aspect | elevation_m = 2849 | elevation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/croda-granda.html|title=Croda Granda|website=peakvisor.com|access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref><ref name=Camp>[https://www.camptocamp.org/waypoints/1370532/fr/croda-granda ''Croda Granda''], Camptocamp.org, Retrieved December 9, 2025.</ref> | prominence_m = 493 | prominence_ref =<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|id=96872|name=Croda Grande, Italy|access-date=December 9, 2025}}</ref> | isolation_km = 2.9 | isolation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/> | parent_peak = Vezzana<ref name=peakvisor/> | etymology = | country = Italy | region = Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol / Veneto | region_type = Region | part_type = Protected area | part = Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park | range = Dolomites<br />Pale di San Martino<ref name=peakvisor/> | map = Italy | map_caption = Location in Italy | map_size = 250 | label_position = bottom | coordinates = {{coord|46.248747|N|11.929197|E|type:mountain_region:IT_scale:100000_source:frwiki|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/> | topo_map = Tabacco Maps ''Pale di San Martino'' | age = Triassic | rock = Dolomite | first_ascent = 1883 }}
'''Croda Grande''' is a mountain on the boundary shared by the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Veneto regions of northern Italy.
==Description== Croda Grande is a {{convert|2849|meter|ft|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off}} summit in the Pale di San Martino group of the Dolomites. Set on the common boundary between the provinces of Belluno and Trentino, the peak is located three kilometers (1.86 miles) northwest of the municipality of Gosaldo and 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 Piave. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,250 meters (4,101 feet) along the south slope in 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mile), and 1,050 meters (3,445 feet) above the north slope in one kilometer (0.6 mile). The nearest higher neighbor is Lastei d'Agnèr, 2.9 kilometers (1.8 miles) to the northeast. The first ascent of Croda Grande was likely made before 1877 by Tommaso Dal Col and chamois hunters, however the first documented ascent of the summit was made on August 28, 1883, by Tommaso Dal Col and Gustav Euringer via the southeast side.<ref name=Camp/> The mountain's toponym translates as "Big Rock" with Croda meaning rock, crag or cliff, and Grande meaning big.
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Croda Grande 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 December 9, 2025.</ref>
==See also== * Southern Limestone Alps
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6640237/Italy/Veneto/Province%20of%20Belluno/Croda%20Granda Croda Granda] * Croda Grande west aspect (photo): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/35740725@N07/4443511641/in/dateposted/ Flickr] * Croda Grande west aspect (photo): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tremendo2008/6258132952/in/album-72157627782258649 Flickr]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Croda Grande | North = Lucano Valley | Northeast = Monte Agnèr | East = Agordo | Southeast = Gosaldo | South = Mis Valley | Southwest = Sass d'Ortiga | West = Cima di Lastei | Northwest = Vezzana }} {{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Geology}}
Category:Mountains of the Alps Category:Mountains of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Category:Mountains of Veneto Category:Dolomites Category:Two-thousanders of Italy