Monte Altissimo di Nago is one of the highest summits of the

Monte Baldo Monte Baldo (german: Waldberg) is a mountain range in the Italian Alps, located in the provinces of Trento and Verona. Its ridge spans mainly northeast-southwest, and is bounded from south by the highland ending at Caprino Veronese, from west b ...

mountain range and thereby part of the Garda Mountains in northern Italy.

Morphology

The Altissimo is the highest peak in the northern part of the Monte-Baldo range, which stretches roughly from north to south. Other important peaks in the range are

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to the south and the highest peak of the range Cima Valdritta. The saddle

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separates the southern part from the northern part.

Alpinism

On top of the Altissimo there is a mountain hut, the Rifugio Damiano Chiesa. The easiest way to reach the top is a hike over a dirt road from Strada Provinciale del Monte Baldo, also a prominent mountain-biking route. The important alpine long-distance hiking Peace Trail (Sentiero della Pace) also leads over the top of the Altissimo.

History

Besides the mountain hut, there are also leftover military installations from

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and a chapel for remembrance to the wars victims.

References

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