{{short description|Mountain in Italy}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Grande Fermeda | image = Grande Fermeda.jpg | image_caption = North-northwest aspect | elevation_m = 2873 | elevation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor>{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/grosse-fermeda-gran-fermeda-grande-fermeda.html|title=Große Fermeda|website=peakvisor.com|access-date=October 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger|id=125946|name=Grande Fermeda, Italy|access-date=October 30, 2025}}</ref> | prominence_m = 274 | prominence_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/> | isolation_km = 1.124 | isolation_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/> | parent_peak = Furchëta<ref name=peakvisor/> | etymology = | country = Italy | region = South Tyrol | region_type = Province | part_type = Protected area | part = Puez-Geisler Nature Park | range = Dolomites<br />Odles Group | map = Italy | map_caption = Location in Italy | map_size = 250 | label_position = bottom | coordinates = {{coord|46.602484|N|11.751551|E|type:mountain_region:IT_scale:100000_source:frwiki|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref =<ref name=peakvisor/> | topo_map = Tabacco Map 030 ''Bressanone - Val di Funes'' | age = Triassic | rock = Dolomite | first_ascent = 1887<ref>[https://aroundus.com/p/8138953-gran-fermeda ''Gran Fermeda, Mountain summit in South Tyrol, Italy''], Aroundus.com, Retrieved October 30, 2025.</ref> | easiest_route = }}
'''Grande Fermeda''', also known as Große Fermeda or Gran Fermeda, is a mountain in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
==Description== Grande Fermeda is a {{convert|2873|meter|ft|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off}} summit in the Odles Group of the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Set in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region, the peak is located four kilometers (2.5 miles) north of the village of Santa Cristina Gherdëina, and the peak is the 11th-highest in Puez-Geisler Nature Park.<ref name=peakvisor/> Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south slope drains into tributaries of the Derjon, whereas the north slope drains into Rio Funes. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,020 meters (3,346 feet) along the north slope in approximately one kilometer (0.6 mile), and 1,470 meters (4,822 feet) above Val Gardena in four kilometers (2.5 miles). The first known ascent of the summit was made in 1887 by Michele Bettega, Edward Theodore Compton, T. G. Martin, and Karl Schulz.<ref>[https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/uein-line-new-rock-climb-up-grose-fermeda-in-geisler-dolomites.html ''Uein Line, new rock climb up Große Fermeda in Geisler Dolomites''], August 2018, Planetmountain.com, Retrieved October 30, 2025.</ref> The nearest higher neighbor is Sas Rigais, one kilometer (0.6 mile) to the northeast.<ref name="pb"/>
==Climate== Based on the Köppen climate classification, Grande Fermeda 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 October 30, 2025.</ref>
==Gallery== <div style="max-width: 480px;"> <gallery mode=slideshow> File:Mastle y la Odles crop.jpg|West aspect File:Dolomites - Flickr - Robert J Heath.jpg|Grande Fermeda to right File:Le Odle, Patrimonio dell'Unesco.jpg|West aspect File:Santa Maddelena Church and Mountains.jpg|Grande Fermeda right of center on skyline File:Villnoess St Magdalena 1.JPG|Grande Fermeda centered on skyline File:Santa Maddalena in Autumn.jpg|Sass Rigais centered on skyline with Grande Fermeda to right File:1 dolomites santa magdalena 2024 val di funes.jpg|Sass Rigais (left) with Grande Fermeda (right) File:Grande Fermeda south.jpg|South aspect File:Piz Fermeda, Seceda, Odles.jpg|West aspect File:Odle e San Giovanni a Ranui.jpg|Grande Fermeda to the right File:Pastura de Resciesa cun ciavei tëunesc y Odles Gherdëina crop.jpg|Northwest aspect File:Sas de Mesdi, Grande Odla, Campanile di Funes and Fermeda from St Magdalena, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 2025 October.jpg File:Odles Cisles y Mastle pinus Cembra.jpg|Grande Fermeda to the left File:Odles sud i fermedes.jpg|Grande Fermeda centered </gallery> </div>
==See also== * Southern Limestone Alps
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Große Fermeda}} * Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6696350/Italy/Veneto/Grande%20Fermeda Grande Fermeda]
{{Geographic Location 2 | Center = Grande Fermeda | North = Rio Funes | Northeast = Sas Rigais | East = Sass de Mesdi | Southeast = Col de la Pieres | South = Santa Cristina Gherdëina | Southwest = Mastlé | West = Monte Seceda | Northwest = Villnöß }} {{Portal bar|Mountains|Geography|Geology}}
Category:Mountains of South Tyrol Category:Mountains of the Alps Category:Mountains of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Category:Dolomites Category:Two-thousanders of Italy