Cima Palon, Mountain summit in Pasubio range, Italy

Cima Palon is the highest peak of the Pasubio massif in the Vicentine Prealps, in Veneto, rising to 2,232 metres. It has a rounded shape and marks the start of the Pasubio summit plateau, separating the Conca del Cosmagnon to the west from the Alpe del Pasubio to the east. To the north, the Selletta Damaggio divides it from the Dente Italiano.

The mountain served as a strategic defense position during World War I when Italian troops carved extensive tunnel systems into the rock. This infrastructure was needed to protect supply routes along the Alpine front.

The mountain preserves numerous trenches and military structures that show how strategic this location was during World War I on the Italian Alpine front.

Access requires mountaineering experience and proper equipment, especially over uneven terrain. From October through May, snow and harsh weather make the mountain inaccessible to most visitors.

Cima Palon was linked to the nearby Dente Italiano by a tunnel named after Achille Papa, commander of the Brigata Liguria, who led the Italian contingent that halted the Austro-Hungarian advance here in May 1916. The summit's rounded top opens a view over the Eastern Alps, from the Brenta Dolomites to the Pale di San Martino.