Helm Mountain

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Helm Mountain, also known as Monte Elmo, is a picturesque mountain peak located in the Trentino-Alto Adige region in northern Italy. It is a popular spot among mountain hiking enthusiasts as well as winter sports fans, such as skiing or snowboarding.

Monte Elmo offers breathtaking views of the surrounding Dolomites, which are part of the Eastern Alps. The peak, rising to an altitude of 2434 meters above sea level, is well-adapted to the needs of tourists, thanks to its developed infrastructure, including a network of ski lifts and downhill runs.

In the summer, Helm Mountain attracts tourists with its scenic hiking and biking trails, which lead through Alpine meadows and forests, offering incredible photographic opportunities and close contact with nature. History enthusiasts will also find something for themselves, exploring the numerous fortifications and remnants from World War I scattered around the peak.

In winter, Helm Mountain is part of the larger ski area 3 Zinnen Dolomites, making it an ideal place for skiers seeking a variety of slopes and modern amenities. The presence of gondolas and chairlifts makes access to the peak easy and convenient for both experienced athletes and families with children.

Local name: Monte Elmo Elevation: 7986 ftCoordinates: 46°42'54"N, 12°23'15"E

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Trentino-South TyrolItaly

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Helm Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Innichen Abbey, Cima Undici, Acquafun, Bonner Hütte - Rifugio Bonner.

5.1 miW
Church, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Innichen Abbey, Innichen
131 min walk • Innichen Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Innichen, South Tyrol in northern Italy. Founded in the 8th century, its collegiate church dedicated to Saint Candidus, rebuilt in the 12th–13th centuries, is considered the most important Romanesque building in Tyrol and the Eastern Alps.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cima Undici, Dolomites
139 min walk • The Cima Undici - Elferkofel is a mountain in the Sexten Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.
4.9 miW
46°43'58"N • 12°17'10"E
Acquafun, Innichen
127 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Water park
6.9 miNW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Bonner Hütte - Rifugio Bonner, Toblach
176 min walk • The Bonner Hütte, also known as the Pfannhornhütte, is located at 2,340 m above sea level below the Fana Horn, near the border with eastern Tyrol in Austria and Toblach in South Tyrol. Its reopening took place on June 30, 2007.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Haunold, Dolomites
141 min walk • The Haunold is a mountain in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.
4.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Hochpustertal, Innichen
114 min walk • The Hochpustertal is the easternmost part of the Puster Valley, stretching from the watershed of the Rienz and Drava rivers at Niederdorf in South Tyrol down the Drava to Lienz in East Tyrol, Austria. The area includes the Sexten and Prags side valleys.
4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Kreuzberg Pass
112 min walk • The Kreuzbergpass is a high mountain pass between the provinces of South Tyrol and Belluno in Italy. It connects the Puster Valley with Cadore. The pass is also the division line between the Dolomites to the west and the Carnic Alps to the northeast.
4.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dreischusterspitze, Dolomites
118 min walk • The Dreischusterspitze is a mountain of the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It is the highest peak of the Sexten Dolomites and the most northerly 3,000m peak of the range.
5.1 miS
Nature, Mountain
Sextener Rotwand, Dolomites
132 min walk • The Sextener Rotwand or Zehner is a mountain in the Sexten Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. During the so-called "White War" in World War I, the mountain was heavily contested by the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary.
1.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Festung Werk Mitterberg
37 min walk • Fort Mitterberg is an Austro-Hungarian World War I fort located near the village of Sexten, in the Sexten Valley, Alta Pusteria, South Tyrol. The fort belongs to the large system of Austrian fortifications on the Italian border.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Sextental
76 min walk • The Sextental is a side valley of the Puster Valley in South Tyrol, Italy and is congruent with the municipality of Sexten. The Kreuzbergpass connects it with the Comelico valley to the southeast.