🏔️ The Dolomites
UNESCO World Heritage mountain range in the northern Italian Alps
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2009
- 141,903 hectares spanning the northern Italian Alps
- 18 peaks above 3,000 meters (9,800 feet)
- Composed primarily of dolomite rock, a magnesium carbonate formation
The Dolomites are a mountain range in the northern Italian Alps, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. The region covers 141,903 hectares and contains 18 peaks exceeding 3,000 meters in elevation. The mountains are named for their distinctive pale-colored dolomite rock composition, which creates the characteristic jagged peaks and vertical walls that define the landscape ...