Mountain·Italy

Monte Civetta

3,220m

Northern Dolomites of Zoldo

2015 Michael 2015 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 3,220m
Prominence: 1,447m
Relief: 2,377mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope: 72°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit: Sep–JulSee month by month ↓
First ascent: 1855
Summit: 46.3797°N, 12.0533°E

Mountain

Monte Civetta is a mountain in the Northern Dolomites of Zoldo (Italy). Its summit stands 3,220 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 1,447 m. It was first climbed in 1855.

From the lowest point within 5 km (843 m), it rises 2,377 m. The steepest side is the north-west face: 50° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 72° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Alleghe, 4 km away at 979 m: 2,241 m below the summit.

Monte Civetta for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

9.9/10

Difficulty to the top

Mountain walk

Most path sections around the top are T3 on the SAC hiking scale. Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

2.5/2.544 waymarked routes and 294 path sections nearby
1.5/1.529 huts and shelters
2.0/22,241 m of ascent from the valley
1.4/1.51,447 m of prominence
1.5/1.57 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
1.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

7.4/10

3.0/472 km of downhill runs
1.4/1.536 ski lifts
0.0/1.5lift station heights not mapped
3.0/35 months of snow at about 1,479 m

Runs by difficulty

Easy 31 km
Intermediate 34 km
Difficult 4 km
Freeride 2 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,479 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from December to April (some years from November to April).

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

36 lifts · 0 km cross-country

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

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Snow

When there is snow on Monte Civetta

At the summit, snow from September to July. Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Summit3,220 msnow from September to July	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Halfway up2,100 msnow from November to May (some years from October to May)	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow some of the time	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Alleghe979 msnow from December to March	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow on the ground all month

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Monte Civetta, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average July afternoon the summit reaches about 9 °C; on January nights it falls to about -22 °C. In 7 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In July the 0 °C line climbs to about 4,630 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, January is the driest month (41 mm) and August the wettest (140 mm).

0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit

Month	Summit high °C	Summit low °C	Alleghe high °C	0 °C line (m)	Rain & snow (mm)	Wet days	Sun h/day
January	-13	-22	2	1,260	41	8	4.4
February	-12	-21	3	1,440	44	7	5.6
March	-7	-16	8	2,150	56	10	6.6
April	-2	-12	13	2,920	76	14	6.1
May	3	-8	17	3,640	110	19	6.1
June	7	-3	22	4,340	118	20	7.5
July	9	-2	24	4,630	124	20	8.1
August	8	-2	23	4,510	140	19	7.3
September	4	-6	18	3,830	100	14	6.3
October	-1	-10	14	3,110	101	12	5.1
November	-7	-14	8	2,200	97	12	3.6
December	-11	-20	3	1,460	56	9	3.7

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,629 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. True scale: no vertical exaggeration.

West – east

South – north

Steepness by direction

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Monte Civetta

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

29mountain huts and shelters
Casera Bur (1,632 m), Ristoro La Ciasela (2,050 m), Ristorante Su'n Paradis (1,862 m), Rifugio Mario Vazzoler (1,714 m) and 25 more
13cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
Piani di Pezzè, Col dei Baldi, Pelmo, Col Fioret and 9 more
3ski areas
Ski Civetta, Dolomiti Superski
44waymarked hiking routes
Alta via n. 1 delle Dolomiti - Dolomiten-Höhenweg Nr. 1, Sentiero C.A.I. 554, Traumpfad München-Venedig, Ferrata degli Alleghesi and 40 more
4via ferratas
Ferrata Fiamme Gialle, Ferrata Gianni Costantini, Ferrata Fiamme Gialle - Uscita Difficile
11climbing crags and routes
Mezzocanale, Piera del Bosch sector 2, Piera del Bosch sector 1, Piera del Bosch sector 3 and 7 more
2named glaciers
Cristallo, Giazzer
37viewpoints
Vista sul Pelmo, Belvedere di Rónch, Sass de Ròcia, Còl de la Mitraglia and 33 more
7campsites
Civetta, Camping Alleghe, Palafavera, Area camper Laste and 3 more
67hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Hotel Zoldana, Albergo Lorenzini, Rosalpina, Hotel Posta and 63 more
65restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

294 path sections within 5 km, by SAC hiking scale (T1 easy walk … T6 difficult alpine).

T1T2T3T4T5T6

T1 hiking
T2 mountain hiking
T3 demanding mountain hiking
T4 alpine hiking
T5 demanding alpine hiking
T6 difficult alpine hiking

Towns at the foot

Alleghe4 km · 979 m
Fusine6 km · 1,177 m
Celat-San Tomaso Agordino6 km · 1,100 m
Cencenighe Agordino7 km · 773 m
Selva di Cadore8 km · 1,505 m
Colle Santa Lucia8 km · 1,432 m
Vallada Agordina9 km · 965 m
Sachet9 km · 1,072 m

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OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

Alleghecivettaelago — Alex d.b. · Public domain

Cima del monte Civetta — Kaa88 · Public domain

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991–2020 average	-13	-12	-7	-2	3	7	9	8	4	-1	-7	-11
2020	+3.5	+3.5	+0.9	+2.7	+0.9	−1.5	+0.2	+1.1	+0.9	−1.8	+2.8	−0.4
2021	−2.3	+0.5	−2.4	−2.6	−2.2	+1.5	−0.7	−0.7	+2.1	−0.4	+0.1	−0.9
2022	+0.9	+2.6	+1.4	−0.5	+2.0	+2.7	+2.9	+1.3	−0.7	+4.0	+0.8	+0.5
2023	+1.2	+3.6	+2.0	−1.6	−0.6	+0.8	+0.3	+1.6	+3.9	+3.4	−0.8	+2.3
2024	+1.6	+4.3	+1.5	+0.7	−0.9	−0.6	+1.5	+3.2	−1.0	+1.3	+1.5	+1.8
2025	+2.0	+3.5	+1.8	+1.7	+0.2	+4.0	−1.2	+0.8	+1.3	−0.4	−1.0	+1.1

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Nearby

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominence	Wikidata (Q1094438) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profiles	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Climate	NASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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