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Mountain/Rock |
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Lat/Lon:
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45.80008°N / 11.06804°E |
County:
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Trentino |
Activities:
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Hiking |
Season:
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
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Elevation:
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6115 ft / 1864 m |
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Overview
Monte Zugna is a mountain known only by the inhabitants of Rovereto (and surroundings) and by some (many) people interested in prehistory, history and astronomy.It is the northernmost summit of the Gruppo del Carega (Piccole Dolomiti) and its long ridge divides the Val Lagarina (Adige valley - W side) from the Vallarsa (East side - border of Pasubio Group)
In spite of its not high altitude (only 1864 m) is really strategic so this minor mountain became one of the most important 1st world war location : here the Italian Army stopped the famous "strafexpedition" (Austro-Ungarian punitive campaign).
Worth to be visited for (choose the order you like better):
Monte Zugna 1864m. from Vallarsa ValleyFootprints at the Lavini di Marco
Lavini di marco: dinosaur tracksitesFootprints at the Lavini di Marco
Since 1990. the date of the first mention, the continuous discovery of carnivore dinosaur footprints and tracks, has rendered this Rovereto locality one of the most important fossil deposit in Europe.
The many hundreds of prints found to date, and referring to around 150 individuals, are conserved on the surface of a few rock strata belonging to the carbonate formation of Grey Limestone. The study of the structures and of the fossils conserved within the rock leads us to consider that the formation dates from 200 million years ago.
The landscape appears like a vast and impressing expanse of limestone and big slabs sloping towards the valley. Noe we sww the result of a number of consecutive landslides in different periods. Dante Alighieri in the " Divina Commedia" described well the landslide dynamic because it was very vivid in the memory of people and in their legend.
How to reach Orme dei Dinosauri:
Orme dei dinosauri
Lavini di marco: dinosaur tracksitesGetting There
from Rovereto :2 main roads
to the summit
3 main accesses :
astronomical observatory of monte zugna Accomodations
good and cheap Refuge :Rifugio Zugna - at the end of the road coming from Albaredo Vallarsa.
rifugiomontezugna
trentinorifugi
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original are 768 pixels high Coni Zugna
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