Monte Peller, Mountain summit in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Monte Peller is the northernmost summit of the Brenta Dolomites, rising to 2,319 metres between the Val di Non and the Val di Sole in Trentino. It has two tops, the main summit and the Croce del Peller, and its slopes are built of red scaglia rossa rock, which gives the crags of the Alpe della Nana a reddish colour, most visibly at the Sasso Rosso.
Monte Peller is the northernmost summit of the Brenta Dolomites, rising between Val di Non and Val di Sole. Its main geological formation is the Scaglia Rossa, which gives the peaks of the Alpe della Nana a reddish colour, most visibly at Sasso Rosso. In the Nones dialect it is called Benàza because its shape resembles an excavator bucket.
In the local Nones dialect the mountain is called "Benàza", from its resemblance to an excavator bucket. The surrounding slopes are dotted with malghe, the summer dairy huts of the valleys, such as Malga Tassulla at 2,087 m, still used as shelter by walkers.
The easiest route starts at Lago del Durigal (1,868 m), just above Rifugio Peller, and climbs about 451 metres to the summit in roughly an hour on a waymarked path with fixed aids. From Malga Tassulla (2,087 m), reached in about 45 minutes from the lake, the south ridge gives a mostly easy ascent with one short section where you use your hands. Rifugio Peller and Bivacco Pinamonti serve as shelters.
In the local Nones dialect the mountain is called "Benàza", because its profile resembles the bucket of an excavator. The name is used by the people of the Val di Non, on the Trentino side of the peak.
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