Tre Cime di Lavaredo

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Tre Cime di Lavaredo
Drei Zinnen
The north faces of the Tre Cime
Highest point
Elevation	2,999 m (9,839 ft)[1]
Prominence	568 m (1,864 ft)
Listing	Great north faces of the Alps
Coordinates	46°37′N 12°18′E / 46.617°N 12.300°E / 46.617; 12.300
Naming
English translation	Three Peaks, Three Merlons
Language of name	Italian, German
Geography
Tre Cime di Lavaredo Province of Belluno, Province of South Tyrol, Italy[1]
Country	Italy
Regions	Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Parent range	Sexten Dolomites, Alps
Climbing
First ascent	21 August 1869 (Cima Grande/Große Zinne) by Paul Grohmann with guides Franz Innerkofler and Peter Salcher from south.

The Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Italian for 'Three Peaks of Lavaredo'; pronounced [ˌtre tˈtʃiːme di lavaˈreːdo]), also called the Drei Zinnen (German for 'Three Merlons'); pronounced [ˌdʁaɪ ˈtsɪnən] ^ⓘ), are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. They are one of the best-known mountain groups in the Alps. The three peaks, from east to west, are:

• Cima Piccola / Kleine Zinne ("little peak")
• Cima Grande / Große Zinne ("big peak")
• Cima Ovest / Westliche Zinne ("western peak").

The peaks are composed of well-layered dolomites of the Dolomia Principale (Hauptdolomit) formation, Carnian to Rhaetian in age, as are many other groups in the Dolomites (e.g., the Tofane, the Pelmo or the Cinque Torri).

Until 1919 the peaks formed part of the border between Italy and Austria-Hungary. Now they lie on the border between the Italian provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno and still are a part of the linguistic boundary between German-speaking and Italian-speaking majorities. The Cima Grande has an elevation of 2,999 metres (9,839 ft). It stands between the Cima Piccola, at 2,857 metres (9,373 ft), and the Cima Ovest, at 2,973 metres (9,754 ft).