Stelvio National Park

Stelvio National Park (Italian: Parco nazionale dello Stelvio; German: Nationalpark Stilfser Joch) is a national park in northeast Italy, established in 1935.^[1]

LocationLombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

NearestcityTrento

Coordinates46°30′N 10°35′E

Elevation690 m (2,260 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft)

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Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio Nationalpark Stilfserjoch
IUCN category II (national park)
View of the park
Location within Italy
Location	Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Nearest city	Trento
Coordinates	46°30′N 10°35′E
Elevation	690 m (2,260 ft) to 3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Established	1935
Governing body	Ministero dell'Ambiente
Website	www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.stelvio/Eindex.php

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The park is the fourth largest in Italy and covers part of two regions: Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Lombardia, in 24 municipalities.^[2]

Stelvio National Park has borders with the Swiss National Park, Adamello Brenta Natural Park, and Adamello Regional Park (Italian: Parco regionale dell'Adamello). Together, these parks comprise 400,000 hectares (1,500 sq mi) of protected natural environment. The park includes an extensive territory of valleys and high mountains,^[2] ranging from 650 metres (2,130 ft)^{[citation needed]} to 3,905 m (12,812 ft) in height.^[2]

In December 2025 a wildlife photographer discovered around 20000 footprints of dinosaurs dating back about 210 millions year in the park, near the Swiss border. ^[3] It is one of the largest Triassic trace fossil sites found. The fossil trackway shows movement of long-necked, bipedal herbivores preserved on high Alpine cliffs and celebrated as a significant paleontological find.^[4]