Cima Carega, Mountain summit in Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
Cima Carega is the highest summit of the Carega Group and the Piccole Dolomiti, in the Veneto Prealps, reaching 2,259 metres. It lies entirely in the Province of Trento. A few metres below the top stands the Mario Fraccaroli hut of the CAI Cesare Battisti section of Verona.
This peak played a role in World War I as part of the frontline between Italian and Austrian forces in the mountain region. Military trenches and defensive structures from that conflict remain visible on the mountainside.
The summit lies entirely in Trentino, and the mountain's name appears in the local toponymy of the Carega group, the highest point of the Piccole Dolomiti. The Mario Fraccaroli hut a few metres below the top, run by the CAI Cesare Battisti section of Verona, is the meeting point for walkers and for the section's activities. The peak is a classic destination for hikers from both Trentino and Veneto.
The summit lies entirely in the Province of Trento, and the Mario Fraccaroli hut of the CAI Cesare Battisti section of Verona stands a few metres below the top. Snowfall is normal from November to May, and winter averages range between -10 °C and -15 °C, so crampons and an ice axe are needed in that season. Summer temperatures run from 2 to 15 °C.
On clear days the summit view reaches the Adamello, the Brenta group, Monte Pasubio and the glaciers of the Aurine Alps to the north; southward it takes in the Lessinia plateau, Monte Baldo, part of Lake Garda and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. At sunset the pyramid of Monviso can sometimes be made out.
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