Tofana di Dentro
Peak · 3238 m · Dolomites
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Tofana di Dentro, at 3,238 metres, is the second-highest of the three Tofana summits above Cortina d'Ampezzo, reached from Tofana di Mezzo by the Formenton via ferrata before it descends north to Ra Valles. The route crosses First World War remains along the ridge and looks out over the Croda Rossa, Antelao, Pelmo and Marmolada. Fewer climbers reach this summit than its higher neighbor.
The Freccia nel Cielo cable car climbs from Cortina in three stages, through Col Drusciè and Ra Valles, to the top station on Tofana di Mezzo at 3,244 m; the full three-stage line was complete by 1971. From there the ferrata crosses toward Tofana di Dentro, passing a rock-cut chamber built as a machine-gun position when these peaks marked the front line between Italy and Austria-Hungary. The summit lies within the Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park, the protected area that covers most of the wider Tofane group. By elevation it ranks fifth among more than two thousand named summits across the whole Dolomites.
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The Formenton via ferrata's lower section toward Ra Valles is currently closed after a landslide; the route now runs only between the Tofana di Mezzo and Tofana di Dentro summits and back.
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