Cima Palon

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]

Cima Palon
Highest point
Elevation	2,239 m (7,346 ft)
Coordinates	45°47′31.25″N 11°10′35.35″E
Geography
Cima Palon Location in Italy
Location	Veneto, Italy

Cima Palon - Entrance to World War 1 galleries cut into limestone

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.