[4] The Cristallo group lies to the north past the Passo Tre Croci, and its southern neighbour is the Antelao.

[10] At the end of World War I in 1918, Cortina d'Ampezzo became part of the Kingdom of Italy (1918) and the refuge became the property of the CAI (Club Alpino Italiano) of Venice.

[10] A fire destroyed it completely in 1959, and it was again reconstructed; the current shelter was opened on 18 September 1966 and was named after the president of the CAI of Venice, Alfonso Vandelli.

[12] The flora on Sorapiss includes Festucetum pulchellae (slopes),[13] Euphrasio-Globularietum (base),[14] and Drabetum hoppeanae (on the range).

[16] A witch had bewitched the king's impulsive daughter Misurina by promising her a magical mirror as a reward for providing shade to her house.