Monte Pegherolo, Mountain peak in Bergamo Alps, Italy

Monte Pegherolo is a 2,369-metre rocky mountain in the Orobie Alps, on the ridge that also includes Pizzo Rotondo, Monte Cavallo and Pizzo Cavallino. It lies at the geographic centre of the upper Brembana Valley, in the province of Bergamo, and separates the municipalities of Mezzoldo to the west and Valleve to the east. Its slopes are mostly rock and scree, and the ascent path climbs exposed stretches along the crest near the summit.

Monte Pegherolo lies on the Orobie Alps ridge that also takes in Pizzo Rotondo, Monte Cavallo and Pizzo Cavallino. The mountain divides the territory of Mezzoldo to the west from that of Valleve to the east, in the geographic centre of the upper Brembana valley, Bergamo province. Its ascent routes follow old paths that climb from Valleve past the village cemetery up to former baite (cattle sheds).

The mountain's name appears in local toponymy, and its slopes belong to the pastures and woods of Mezzoldo and Valleve, the two communes it divides. The old paths from Valleve climb past baite, the stone huts once used for summer grazing, and the trailhead still starts near the village cemetery.

The quickest route starts at San Simone, a hamlet of Valleve: take the path to Baita del Camoscio, then head west toward Passo di San Simone and turn left onto the path for Monte Pegherolo before the pass. The route crosses rocks and scree and becomes slippery, with exposed stretches and easy climbing near the crest. A second path leaves Valleve near the cemetery; the equipped route in its upper, landslide-prone valley is in precarious condition and risky to use. A third path starts from Mezzoldo.

The mountain's rocky summit and surrounding scree slopes are home to rare, protected plants that grow in crevices, despite the sparse vegetation on the peak itself. The descent from Valleve passes old trails and huts in an upper valley shaped by major landslides, where a former equipped route is now in precarious condition and risky to use.