Alpenrose (Rhododendron ferrugineum) flowers bloom by Refugio Baita Segantini beneath the Pala Group (Pale di San Martino) of Dolomites, above Passo Rolle, near the mountain resort of San Martino di Castrozza, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy, Europe. The sharp pyramid of Cimon della Pala (or Cimone, 3184 m/10,446 ft) is known as the Matterhorn of the Dolomites (il Cervino delle Dolomiti). To its left is Cima della Vezana (3192m), highest of the Pala Dolomites. 200 million years ago, Triassic coral reefs fossilized into Dolomite. Collision of tectonic plates lifted the Dolomites within the Southern Limestone Alps. UNESCO honored the Dolomites as a natural World Heritage Site in 2009. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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