Pale di San Martino
The Pale di San Martino (or Pala Group) are the widest mountain range of the Dolomites UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.
The Pale di San Martino group is a renowned mountain range in Europe and beyond, not only for some of the best known peaks of the Dolomites UNESCO Heritage Site and of the Alps (as, for instance, the Cimon de la Pala or the Agner, just to name a few) and some of the most beloved natural attractions of the Dolomite area, with almighty landscapes (the Val di Gares, the Val Venegia, the Valle di San Lucano, El Col, and many other amazing places) that have contributed to write the recent history of the development of tourism in the Dolomites.
The widest UNESCO Dolomites System
Institutionally, the Pale di San Martino are located on the boundary between the Province of Belluno (with the Agordino area) in the Veneto Region and the Province of Trento (with the Primiero and Val di Fiemme) in the Trentino – Alto Adige Region. The regional boundaries that surrounds the Pala Group are Passo Cereda to the South and Passo Valles to the North. The Pala Group occupies an area of 240 square kilometers, what makes it the widest among the 9 Dolomites UNESCO Systems.
According to the classification created by the UNESCO Dolomites Foundation, the Pale di San Martino are part of the 3rd of the 9 official Dolomites Systems, which is the Pale di San Martino, San Lucano, Vette Feltrine and Dolomiti Bellunesi one. According to the SOIUSA International Classification of the Alps, the Pala Group are identified by the namesake group which is at its turn part of the Pale di San Martino and Feruch Supergroup.
Pale di San Martino Subgroups
The Pale di San Martino group is divided into the following subgroups:
Northern sector, that includes the Agordino peaks of Mount Mulaz and Mount Focobon, Cimon de la Stia and the famous tourist destination Val Venegia. Cima Vezzana in Trentino is the highest peak of the group.
San Martino sector, Located in Trentino.
Central sector, located between Agordino and Primiero. It includes the famous Altopiano delle Pale.
San Lucano sector, located in Agordino (Belluno) and including the Pale di San Lucano and Mount Pape.
Southern sector, located between Agordino and Primiero. Agner and Croda Granda are the most famous peaks of this subgroup.
In addition to many fascinating peaks, the Pala Group is famous for its huge plateau, the Altopiano delle Pale. This high-altitude desert, located at an altitude between 2500 and 2800 meters above sea level and with an area of 50 square kilometers is famous for its lunar aspect.
Grazie alla Funivie del Rosetta sul versante trentino (l’unico impianto in funzione che interessa direttamente il gruppo), anche gli ospiti meno allenati possono accedere senza sforzo all’Altopiano delle Pale, anche se il consiglio è sempre quello di salire a piedi, per non perdersi il piacere della scoperta e tutte le meravigliose sfumature di paesaggio che si possono ammirare.
Le Pale di San Martino in Agordino
Per quanto riguarda le singole cime che compongono le Pale di San Martino in territorio bellunese, trovate nel nostro blog i dettagli dei seguenti picchi o gruppi di cime:
Focobon e Mulaz
Gruppo dell’Agner
Monte Pape
Pale di San Lucano
Croda Granda
Monti del Sole e Feruch
Pale di San Martino: Attrazioni Naturali in Agordino
Per quanto concerne le attrazioni naturali ed i luoghi legati alle Pale di San Martino in Conca Agordina trovate invece le seguenti pagine di approfondimento:
Conca Agordina
Località
Valle di San Lucano
El Cor
Bus de le Neole
Malgonera, Doff, Forcella Caoz
Passo Valles
Val d’Angheraz
Val Pegolera
I seguenti rifugi, casere e bivacchi situati in territorio bellunese:
Rifugio Scarpa-Gurekian
Rifugio Volpi al Mulaz
Bivacco Biasin
Bivacco Cozzolino
Casera Campigat
Casera Doff
Baita Casera Malgonera
