THE MOUNTAINS OF ITALY | DOLOMITES

GUIDE TO THE PUEZ-ODLE GROUP

The Puez-Odle mountain group is a compact mountain sitting in the Bolzano Province of the Trentino-Alto Adige Region. It is bordered to the south by the Gardena valley (Grödnertal in German; Gherdeina in Ladin), to the east by the Val Badia/Gadertal, and to the north by Val di Funes (Villnössertal). The area is characterized by two types of landscape, representing the typical image of the Dolomites: the northern area is dominated by two masses standing alongside each other, Odle d’Eores/Aferer Geisler with the Sass de Putia/Peitler Kofel and Odle di Funes/Villnösser Geisler with the Sas Rigàis. The Puez-Odle Dolomites are also the original home of Reinhold Messner, one of the world’s greatest climbers, who was born and started his career in these mountains.

TOWNS AROUND THE PUEZ-ODLE GROUP Corvara La Villa San Cristana

Main Peaks of the Puez-Odle Group

Sas Rigàis (3,025 m) Sas de Putia/Peitler Kofel (2,875 m) Col de Puez/Puezspitze (2,725 m) Sassongher (2,665 m; see below) Col de la Soné (2,634 m)

Mountain Huts in the Puez-Odle Group

Rifugio Firenze (m. 2039) Rifugio Genova (m. 2301) Rifugio Puez (m. 2475) Rifugio Gardenaccia (m. 2050) Rifugio Stevìa (m. 2312) Rifugio Malga Brogles (m. 2045)

Puez Odle Outdoors

DOLOMITES MOUNTAIN GROUPS