Sarlkofel, Mountain summit in South Tyrol, Italy.

Sarlkofel is a 2,378-metre mountain in the Dolomites above Dobbiaco, guarding the entrance to the Landro valley. From the village it looks like an inaccessible peak with steep, craggy walls, but its inner side opens into the broad green meadows of the Serla alp, where cows graze in summer. Its name refers to the very pale Serla dolomite rock.

The mountain's name comes from the Serla dolomite, a very pale variety of dolomite rock. The Serla valley and its alpine pastures were long used for summer grazing; the Sarlhütte at 1,720 m and the Alpe Serla still serve this purpose. The summit is often affected by landslides that descend toward the Dobbiaco lake below.

The mountain's name comes from the Serla dolomite, a very pale variety of dolomite rock found here. On the inner slope lies the Alpe Serla, wide green meadows where cows graze in summer, reached by trail 14 from the Landro valley. The Serla ridge and the Sarlriedel saddle at 2,099 m are waypoints on the circular routes.

Four marked routes reach the summit: two from the Landro valley (trail 14 via Malga Serla, 1,720 m, and trail 16-33 via Forcella Serla, 2,229 m) and two from the Braies valley (trail 15 via Malga Pozzo, 1,740 m, then trails 16 and 33). The Landro approaches start near kilometre 130 of the SS51, about 4 km from Dobbiaco Nuova.

The name Sarlkofel refers to the Serla dolomite, a very pale variety of dolomite rock found here. From Dobbiaco the summit looks inaccessible because of its steep walls, but the inner side opens onto the wide meadows of Alpe Serla, where cows graze in summer.