{{short description|Mountain in Italy}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Dreischusterspitze | other_name = Punta dei Tre Scarperi | image = Dreischusterspitze Cima Tre Scarperi Sextener Dolomiten 20070706a.jpg | image_caption = Dreischusterspitze as seen from Sillianer Hütte | elevation_m = 3145 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = 1,393 | prominence_ref = <ref name="peakbagger">{{cite web|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10712|title=Dreischusterspitze - peakbagger|publisher=peakbagger.com|accessdate=16 February 2015}}</ref> | parent_peak = | map = Alps | map_caption = Location in the Alps | label_position = | listing = Alpine mountains above 3000 m | location = South Tyrol, Italy | range = Dolomites | coordinates = {{coord|46|40|7|N|12|19|5|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = | age = | volcanic_arc/belt = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = 18 July 1869 by Paul Grohmann, Franz Innerkofler and Peter Salcher | easiest_route = }}
The '''Dreischusterspitze''' ({{langx|it|Punta dei Tre Scarperi}}) is a mountain of the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It is the highest peak of the Sexten Dolomites and the most northerly 3,000m peak of the range. From the north it resembles a majestic pyramid, while from the east and west it resembles a jagged ridge. The mountain is located above the village of Sexten. It was first climbed in 1869 by Paul Grohmann, Franz Innerkofler and Peter Salcher.<ref name="summitpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.summitpost.org/punta-dei-tre-scarperi-dreischusterspitze/820151|title=Punta dei Tre Scarperi - summitpost|publisher=summitpost.org|accessdate=16 February 2015}}</ref>
Huts in the area are the Dreischusterhütte (Rifugio Tre Scarperi, 1653 m) in the Innerfeldtal as well as the Talschlusshütte (Rifugio al Fondo Valle, 1548 m) in the Fischlein Valley and the Dreizinnenhütte (Rifugio Locatelli, 2405 m) in the south of the Schusterplatte.
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Dreischusterspitze 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 upwards 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 visiting or climbing in 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 12, 2025.</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> Sesto Dolomites.jpg|Towers and pinnacles of the Dreischusterspitze, summit cross just visible Aerial image of Dreischusterspitze (view from the south).jpg|Aerial view from the south </gallery>
==See also== * Southern Limestone Alps
== References == {{reflist}} *[http://www.alpenverein.it/ Alpenverein South Tyrol] {{in lang|de}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Dreischusterspitze}} * Weather forecast: [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Dreischusterspitze/forecasts/3152 Dreischusterspitze]
Category:Mountains of the Alps Category:Mountains of South Tyrol Category:Alpine three-thousanders Category:Dolomites