# Croda Grande
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{{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 =[{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/croda-granda.html|title=Croda Granda|website=peakvisor.com|access-date=December 9, 2025}}][[https://www.camptocamp.org/waypoints/1370532/fr/croda-granda ''Croda Granda''], Camptocamp.org, Retrieved December 9, 2025.]
| prominence_m = 493
| prominence_ref =[{{cite peakbagger|id=96872|name=Croda Grande, Italy|access-date=December 9, 2025}}]
| isolation_km = 2.9
| isolation_ref =[
| parent_peak = [Vezzana](/source/Vezzana)][
| etymology =
| country = [Italy](/source/Italy)
| region = [Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol](/source/Trentino-Alto_Adige%2FS%C3%BCdtirol) / [Veneto](/source/Veneto)
| region_type = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Italy)
| part_type = Protected area
| part = [Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park](/source/Paneveggio-Pale_di_San_Martino_Natural_Park)
| range = [Dolomites](/source/Dolomites)]
[Pale di San Martino](/source/Pale_di_San_Martino)[
| 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 =][
| topo_map = Tabacco Maps ''Pale di San Martino''
| age = [Triassic](/source/Triassic)
| rock = [Dolomite](/source/Dolomite_(rock))
| first_ascent = 1883
}}
'''Croda Grande''' is a mountain on the boundary shared by the [Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol](/source/Trentino-Alto_Adige%2FS%C3%BCdtirol) and [Veneto](/source/Veneto) regions of northern [Italy](/source/Italy).
==Description==
Croda Grande is a {{convert|2849|meter|ft|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off}} summit in the [Pale di San Martino](/source/Pale_di_San_Martino) group of the [Dolomites](/source/Dolomites). Set on the common boundary between the provinces of [Belluno](/source/Province_of_Belluno) and [Trentino](/source/Trentino), the peak is located three kilometers (1.86 miles) northwest of the municipality of [Gosaldo](/source/Gosaldo) and within [Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park](/source/Paneveggio-Pale_di_San_Martino_Natural_Park), a [UNESCO World Heritage Site](/source/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site). Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of the [Piave](/source/Piave_(river)). 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](/source/Monte_Agn%C3%A8r), 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.][ 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](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification), Croda Grande is located in an [alpine climate](/source/alpine_climate) zone with long, cold winters, and short, mild summers.][{{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}}] Weather systems are forced upward 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 climbing or visiting this area.[[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.]
==See also==
* [Southern Limestone Alps](/source/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](/source/Monte_Agn%C3%A8r)
| East = [Agordo](/source/Agordo)
| Southeast = [Gosaldo](/source/Gosaldo)
| South = Mis Valley
| Southwest = [Sass d'Ortiga](/source/Sass_d'Ortiga)
| West = [Cima di Lastei](/source/Cima_di_Lastei)
| Northwest = [Vezzana](/source/Vezzana)
}}
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Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:Mountains of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Category:Mountains of Veneto
Category:Dolomites
Category:Two-thousanders of Italy
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