Pizzocco, Mountain summit in Veneto, Italy

Pizzocco is a mountain summit in the Dolomites with an elevation around 2,200 meters, marked by steep rocky slopes and jagged rock formations. The peak displays typical alpine architecture with sharp ridges and exposed stone faces that define the landscape of the range.

This mountain formed millions of years ago through geological processes that shaped the Alpine region and created the Dolomites. Over generations, it served local communities as a landmark and natural boundary marker between separate valleys in the Belluno area.

The mountain's climbing history began in 1934, when Ettore Castiglioni and Bruno Detassis opened the north arête (grade VI); the following year they climbed the west ridge and called it beautiful and suited to photography. Later routes carry the names of their makers, such as the via dell'Amicizia opened by guide Gabriele Franceschini in the 1950s and the via dei Bellunesi.

Most ascents start from Roncoi, about 850 m in San Gregorio nelle Alpi. The route toward Rifugio Ere is easier and can even be ridden by bicycle; the shorter way via Bivacco Palia and Forzela Intrigòs is steeper and less panoramic. Both trails meet below the rock called Pizzochet and continue together to the summit.

The summit cross stands at 2,170 m on a point just south of the main ridge, while the true top at 2,186 m carries a trigonometric survey marker. The two are often confused by hikers arriving from Bivacco Palìa. The north spur, first climbed by Ettore Castiglioni and Bruno Detassis in 1934, is rarely repeated today.