Sass Rigais, Dolomites

Name: Sass Rigais
Address: Dolomites, Italy

#24 among attractions in Dolomites

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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Sass Rigais is a mountain of the northwestern Dolomites in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Along with the nearby Furchetta, which is exactly the same height and only 600m away, it is the highest peak of the Geisler group. Sass Rigais offers hikers one of few Dolomites' three-thousanders the entire crossing from one side of the mountain to the other. The Via ferrata Villnössersteig is categorized between a B and C difficulty and the trail Sass Rigais steig is rated C. A crucifix is located at the summit. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9925 ftCoordinates: 46°36'33"N, 11°46'0"E

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Sass Rigais – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pizes de Cir, Peitlerkofel, Regensburger Hütte - Rifugio Firenze, Furchetta.

4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pizes de Cir, Dolomites
102 min walk • The Pizes de Cir is a mountain range in South Tyrol, Italy. They are part of the Dolomites, north of Gardena Pass. The highest peak of this mountain range is the Gran Cir with an elevation of 2592 meters.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Peitlerkofel, Dolomites
109 min walk • The Peitlerkofel is a mountain of the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. A solitary mountain, it stands between Val Badia to the east and the Villnöß valley to the west, in the very north of the Dolomites.
1.6 miS
Alpine hut, Hiking, Hiking trail
Regensburger Hütte - Rifugio Firenze
40 min walk • The Firenze refuge in Cisles is located at 2,040 m, within the Puez-Odle Nature Park in the province of Bolzano.
~1980 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Furchetta, Dolomites
10 min walk • The Furchetta is a mountain of the Geisler group in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. The Furchetta mountain is in the group of Odle and has been named after the great rift that divides it in two.
1.9 miW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Brogleshütte - Rifugio Malga Brogles
48 min walk • The Malga Brogles hut is located in the municipality of Funes in the province of Bolzano, at the foot of the Odle Group, in the Puez-Odle nature park and on the border with Val Gardena. The hut is located at 2,045 meters above sea level.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Val Gardena
115 min walk • Val Gardena is a valley in Northern Italy, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.
3.1 miS
Forts and castles
Burg Wolkenstein, Dolomites
80 min walk • Castel Wolkenstein, is a castle located in the municipal area of Selva di Val Gardena, South Tyrol.
4.2 miSW
Church
Chiesa di Santa Cristina e Sant'Antonio Abate
109 min walk • The Church of St. Christina and St. Anthony Abbot is the parish church of the municipality of St. Christina Valgardena, in the province of Bolzano, Italy.
4.2 miSW
Church
St.-Jakobs-Kirche
109 min walk • St. James Church is a Catholic church in Ortisei, located in the woods above the hamlet that bears its name.
1.3 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Puez-Geisler Nature Park, Dolomites
35 min walk • The Puez-Geisler Nature Park is a nature reserve in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.
4 miS
Forts and castles, Historical place
Fischburg
103 min walk • Castel Gardena, is a castle located at the foot of the Sassolungo mountain range between the municipalities of Selva and Santa Cristina Valgardena, South Tyrol.