Dolomite Mountains

Dolomite Mountains, a range in the Tyrol and North Italy, having the Piave and Rienz on the E. and the Val Rendena on the W. They get their name from the dolomite (q.v.), of which they are largely composed, and they are both interesting and picturesque, presenting a great variety of peaks. The highest points E. of the Adige are Marmolata, about 11,000 feet, and Antelao, 10,710; on the W. is Cima Tosa, 10,420 feet.