Monte Caplone, Mountain summit in Lombardy, Italy

Monte Caplone is a 1976-metre summit in the Brescia and Garda Prealps, the highest point of Parco Alto Garda Bresciano. Its western and southern flanks form rock walls compared to the front of a Gothic cathedral, with pinnacles and about ten towers above the Campei and Caneva valleys. Four ridges leave the top; the south-east one runs toward Cima Bus de Balì.

In the First World War the summit lay exactly on the front line between Italy and Austria-Hungary, and ruined positions, rock tunnels and trenches remain there. The name Cima delle Guardie is documented as an alternative name, alongside Cima dei Tre Laghi and, in Val Vestino, Cima del Palù; in the 1800s the mountain was also called monte Cablone. The geologist Karl Richard Lepsius studied its strata between 1875 and 1878.

Locals also call the mountain Cima del Palù or simply Palù in Val Vestino, and Cima dei Tre Laghi. In 1903 the Viennese climber Hans Reinl made the first solo ascent of the Büs de Balì tower, naming it Campanile Caplone. On sunny evenings from summer to autumn, the rock faces turn red at sunset, a phenomenon known as enrosadira.

The main trailhead starts at Cima Rest village, positioned at 1200 meters elevation, with the round trip taking about three hours. The terrain is generally accessible for hikers comfortable with steady elevation gain and rocky sections.

The summit serves as the starting point for four distinct ridge systems, with the southeastern extension leading into relatively unexplored terrain. These different ridge paths offer varied routes for hikers seeking different levels of challenge.