Cima Grande di Lavaredo
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Dolomites · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Cima Grande di Lavaredo is a 9,839 ft summit in the Dolomites (Italy). PeakAtlas rates it alpine technical (Technical rock); best season is Jun–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Misurina (4.0 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 9,839 ft
- Prominence
- 1,772 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Alpine technical
- Best season
- Jun–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Misurina · 4.0 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Cima Grande di Lavaredo, and what do you need before you go?
Cima Grande di Lavaredo is listed as Technical rock with a best season of Jun–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Technical rock
- Best season
- Jun–Sep
- Access / staging
- Misurina, Veneto
How tall is Cima Grande di Lavaredo, and where is it?
- Location
- Veneto, Italy
- Elevation
- 9,839 ft
- Prominence
- 1,772 ft
- Mountain range
- Dolomites
- Difficulty
- Technical rock
What makes Cima Grande di Lavaredo notable?
The highest of the Tre Cime / Drei Zinnen — the postcard wall of the Dolomites.
Cima Grande is the central and highest tower of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The normal route is a classic Dolomite rock climb with fixed gear in places; the north face holds historic hard routes. Most visitors hike the circuit around the towers from Rifugio Auronzo without summiting.
After you check trip readiness for Cima Grande di Lavaredo, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Dolomites, Veneto, Italy.
Closest places
- Misurina — Veneto via Rifugio Auronzo road
Notable trails & routes
- Normal route (SE face)
- Tre Cime circuit hike