Tre Cime di Lavaredo from above

he Tre Cime di Lavaredo, also called Drei Zinnen in German, are a bizarre and striking alpenstock belonging to the Sesto Dolomites, the most north-eastern mountain group of the Dolomites. Due to the special shape, these three pinnacles are world-famous and are considered to be the symbol of the (Sesto) Dolomites. They consist of the Cima Grande in the middle (High Peak, 2,999 m a.s.l.), the Cima Piccola (Small Peak, 2,857 m a.s.l.) and the Cima Ovest (West Peak, 2,973 m a.s.l.). The famous north face of this alpenstock belongs to the municipal territory of Dobbiaco in South Tyrol, whereas the southern part of the Three Peaks of Lavaredo belongs to the Province of Belluno. In other words, the borderline between the two provinces passes above these summits.