Monte Peller

Monte Peller reaches 2,319 metres and is the northernmost peak of the Dolomiti di Brenta, north of the Pian de la Nana, in Trentino between the Val di Non and the Val di Sole. It is not a single peak: there is the main summit itself and the Croce del Peller.

Its shape is typically Dolomitic, and the most represented geological formation is the scaglia rossa, which gives the reddish colouring typical of the peaks of the Alpe della Nana, of which the Sasso Rosso is the greatest example. In Nones the mountain is also called Benàza, because it resembles the bucket of an excavator: a name that describes the mountain better than any adjective.

It is easy to climb. The most common route is the equipped path that starts just above the rifugio Peller, setting off from the lago del Durigal at 1,868 metres: only 451 metres of ascent and about an hour's walk. Alternatively, you can go via malga Tassulla, at 2,087 metres, which is three quarters of an hour from the lake.