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

• 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)

• 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)