Cima Palon
| Cima Palon | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°47′31.25″N 11°10′35.35″E / 45.7920139°N 11.1764861°E |
| Geography | |
  Cima Palon Location in Italy | |
| Location | Veneto, Italy |
Cima Palon, also called Monte Pasubio, is the highest peak of the Pasubio group of Little Dolomites in Veneto, Italy. It has an elevation of 2,239 metres.[1]
The Pasubio plateau is one of the most relevant Little Dolomites massifs, and it held a high strategic role during the Great War (1914-1918), since it represented the last defensive position of the Venetian Plain. It was the site of fierce mine warfare on the Italian Front. In May 1916, after the Austro-Hungarian Strafexpedition, an Italian contingent was urgently transferred from the Isonzo Front and under the command of General Achille Papa, they stopped the Austro-Hungarian Army at Cima Palon.[2] [3]
In 1917, a team of Italian miners built the Strada delle 52 Gallerie, the route of 52 tunnels, which leads from the base to the summit area of Monte Pasubio.
References
- ^ "Pasubio". tr3ntino.it. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "First World War one day itineraries through Italy. Suggestion no. 5: Monte Pasubio and the "52 Galleries" Road". worldwarone.it. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Monte Paubio". worldwar1.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.