Mountain·Italy

Cima Tosa

3,136m

Brenta group

Glysiak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 3,136m
Prominence: 589m
Relief: 1,772mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope: 71°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit: Oct–JulSee month by month ↓
First ascent: 1865
Summit: 46.1553°N, 10.8711°E

Mountain

Cima Tosa is a mountain in the Brenta group (Italy). Its summit stands 3,136 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 589 m. It was first climbed in 1865.

From the lowest point within 5 km (1,364 m), it rises 1,772 m. The steepest side is the north-west face: 39° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 71° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Molveno, 7 km away at 865 m: 2,271 m below the summit.

Cima Tosa for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

9.7/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

Most path sections around the top are T4 on the SAC hiking scale. Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

2.5/2.569 waymarked routes and 225 path sections nearby
1.5/1.526 huts and shelters
2.0/22,271 m of ascent from the valley
1.2/1.5589 m of prominence
1.5/1.57 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
1.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

8.9/10

3.3/4104 km of downhill runs
1.5/1.549 ski lifts
1.1/1.51,107 m between the lowest and highest lift station
3.0/37 months of snow at about 1,932 m

Runs by difficulty

Beginner 2 km
Easy 41 km
Intermediate 46 km
Difficult 14 km

Snow season on the slopes (estimate)

Around 1,932 m, in the middle of the ski area: snow from November to May.

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

49 lifts · lift stations from 1,378 to 2,485 m · 11 km cross-country

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

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Snow

When there is snow on Cima Tosa

At the summit, snow from October to July (some years from September to July). Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Summit3,136 msnow from October to July (some years from September to July)	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	Snow some of the time	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Halfway up2,000 msnow from November to May	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month
Molveno865 msnow from January to February (some years from December to March)	Snow on the ground all month	Snow on the ground all month	Snow some of the time	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	No snow	Snow some of the time

Snow on the ground all month
Snow some of the time
No snow
This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Cima Tosa, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average July afternoon the summit reaches about 9 °C; on January nights it falls to about -20 °C. In 7 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In July the 0 °C line climbs to about 4,580 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, January is the driest month (45 mm) and November the wettest (119 mm).

0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit

Month	Summit high °C	Summit low °C	Molveno high °C	0 °C line (m)	Rain & snow (mm)	Wet days	Sun h/day
January	-12	-20	3	1,290	45	8	4.5
February	-11	-18	4	1,490	52	7	5.6
March	-6	-14	8	2,140	60	8	6.6
April	-2	-10	13	2,850	85	13	6.1
May	2	-6	17	3,520	114	17	6.1
June	7	-1	22	4,230	106	17	7.4
July	9	1	24	4,580	102	17	8.0
August	9	0	24	4,520	116	16	7.2
September	5	-4	20	3,860	94	12	6.3
October	0	-8	15	3,110	106	12	5.1
November	-6	-13	8	2,170	119	11	3.6
December	-11	-18	4	1,460	64	9	3.7

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 1,384 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. True scale: no vertical exaggeration.

West – east

South – north

Steepness by direction

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Cima Tosa

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

A lift reaches Grostè at 2,485 m — just 651 m below the summit.

26mountain huts and shelters
Rifugio Ghedina, Bivacco dei Dorsini, Rifugio Croz dell'Altissimo (1,480 m), Rifugio Selvata (1,630 m) and 22 more
25cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
Spinale Express, 5 Laghi, Grostè 1 express, Pinzolo - Prà Rodont and 21 more
4ski areas
Paganella, Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta, Pinzolo, Skirama Dolomiti Adamello-Brenta
69waymarked hiking routes
Sentiero "Adriano Dallago", Sentiero "Elio Palmieri" basso, Via ferrata Bocca di Brenta, Via ferrata delle Bocchette alte and 65 more
19via ferratas
Via ferrata delle Bocchette Alte, Via ferrata delle Bocchette Centrali, Via ferrata sentiero Brentari, Ferrata Alfredo Benini and 15 more
29climbing crags and routes
Fehrmannverschneidung, Campanile Teresa : La Gioventù dei Vecchi Eroici, Falesia Fontanella, Bugs Bunny and 25 more
9named glaciers
Vedretta di Brenta superiore, Vedretta dei Camosci, Vedretta di Brenta inferiore, Vedretta d'Ambiez and 5 more
24viewpoints
Piz Galin, Piazzale Panoramico, Belvedere (Val de Sora), Crepa de Kinada and 20 more
3campsites
Camping Faè, Camping Spiaggia Lago di Molveno, Area Sosta Lago di Molveno
191hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Albergo Brenta, Hotel La Montanara, Majestic Mountain, Hotel Rio and 187 more
87restaurants and cafés

How hard are the paths?

225 path sections within 5 km, by SAC hiking scale (T1 easy walk … T6 difficult alpine).

T1T2T3T4T5T6

T1 hiking
T2 mountain hiking
T3 demanding mountain hiking
T4 alpine hiking
T5 demanding alpine hiking
T6 difficult alpine hiking

Towns at the foot

Molveno7 km · 865 m
Giustino8 km · 770 m
Pinzolo8 km · 770 m
Carisolo9 km · 808 m
Caderzone Terme9 km · 723 m
San Lorenzo in Dorsino9 km · 758 m
Dorsino10 km · 635 m
Bocenago10 km · 750 m

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Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

Ambiez-Tosa da Cima Ghez — Ste Valentini · CC BY-SA 4.0

Monte Baldo, view to the Cima Tosa (telefoto) — Dguendel · CC BY 4.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1991–2020 average	-12	-11	-6	-2	2	7	9	9	5	0	-6	-11
2020	+2.2	+2.2	−0.2	+1.8	+0.8	−1.4	−0.3	+0.1	+0.7	−1.7	+2.2	−0.9
2021	−1.9	±0.0	−1.1	−2.4	−2.1	+0.9	−0.2	−0.6	+1.5	−0.4	+0.1	+0.5
2022	+2.1	+2.5	+0.5	±0.0	+1.9	+3.3	+4.0	+1.6	−0.7	+3.5	+1.3	+0.3
2023	+0.8	+2.7	+1.7	−1.0	−0.5	+0.3	+0.4	+1.5	+3.2	+3.6	−0.3	+2.0
2024	+1.8	+4.0	+1.3	+0.4	−1.2	−0.7	+0.8	+2.3	−0.8	+0.8	+1.4	+1.7
2025	+1.3	+1.5	+1.4	+1.7	±0.0	+2.8	−1.0	±0.0	+0.1	−0.6	−0.1	+2.7

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominence	Wikidata (Q594670) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profiles	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Climate	NASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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