Piz Popena

The Piz Popena is a mountain in the Dolomites of Auronzo and Misurina, located in Veneto (province of Belluno). It culminates at 3,152 metres (10,341 ft), and belongs to the Cristallo group.[2]

Piz Popena
South side of Piz Popena (on the right), with Monte Cristallo on its left.
Highest point
Elevation3,152 m (10,341 ft)
Prominence344 m (1,129 ft) 
Coordinates46.576799°N 12.20782°E / 46.576799; 12.20782 
Geography
Piz Popena
Italy
LocationBelluno, Italy
Parent rangeDolomites
Climbing
First ascent16 June 1870 (Santo Siorpaes, Christian Lauener, and Edwards Robson Whitwell)[1]

Geography

The mountain is located north of Passo Tre Croci, east of Mount Cristallo, and west of Misurina.

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References
  1. Goedeke, Richard; Kammerer, Hans (1993). 3000er der Dolomiten (in German). Tappeiner Verlag. p. 240. ISBN 88-7076-155-3.
  2. Tabacco, ed. (2008), Cortina d'Ampezzo e Dolomiti Ampezzane (number 03). Carta Topografica 1:25,000, ISBN 9788883150036, archived from the original on 6 June 2019, retrieved 24 September 2019

Notes
The glacier of the Piz Popena and Monte Cristallo group (before 1900).
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