Cima Dodici, Mountain summit in Province of Vicenza, Italy
Cima Dodici is the highest point of the Asiago Plateau, located in the Province of Vicenza in northeastern Italy. The peak sits along the edge of the plateau, looking out over the Val di Sella on the opposite side.
During World War I, the summit was used as a military position by Austrian forces, who built roads to access it. The 1916 Austro-Hungarian offensive made this area one of the most fought-over parts of the front in the region.
The name "Dodici" means twelve in Italian, and it comes from the people of Borgo Valsugana who noticed that the sun appeared directly above this peak at noon. That link between the landscape and daily life is something locals still mention when talking about the mountain.
The summit can be reached by two main hiking routes, one of which follows the old military roads from World War I. Mountain footwear and some experience with uneven terrain are worth having before setting out.
Two crosses stand at the summit: a wooden one from 1946 that replaced an earlier cross from 1900, and a metal tube structure added in 1973. The wooden cross belongs to a tradition of postwar memorials placed on mountain tops across the area after World War II.
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