Ra Gusela peak at Giau Pass, near Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy Feb 6, 2026

At the Giau Pass, where cyclists gasp and clouds drift like they"re sightseeing too, this sharp-backed peak rises with quiet confidence. It"s the kind of mountain that says, "Take your time," and then steals your breath anyway. Ra Gusela sits above Giau Pass, one of the most scenic high passes in the Dolomites, just outside Cortina d"Ampezzo. At 2,595 metres, it isn"t the tallest neighbour in the room, but it has presence.

© Tomasz Podolski/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Feb 6, 2024Lake Tahoe
Feb 6, 2025Archway Islands, Wharariki Beach, South Island, New Zealand

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 8, 2024Iguazú Falls, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Oct 27, 2025Thick-billed raven
Feb 18, 2025The Great Blue Hole, Belize
Jan 15, 2026The fishing village of Reine, Norway
Apr 28, 2024El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, USA
Nov 24, 2023Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Feb 19, 2026Dragons Eye, Uttakleiv Beach, Norway
Dec 4, 2024Male white rhinoceroses
July 3, 2026Fireflies glowing above a stream, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Oct 23, 2025Snow leopards, India
June 17, 2026Tremola Road on the Saint Gotthard Pass in Airolo, Switzerland
May 4, 2026Ksar Ouled Soltane, Tataouine district in southern Tunisia
Mar 21, 2025Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Jan 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
Dec 17, 2025Eurasian red squirrel
Sep 4, 2023Marshes of Bourges, France
Nov 8, 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States
Jan 10, 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
Jan 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
Dec 18, 2024Jim Corbett National Park, India
July 11, 2026Coral reef and beach in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
May 3, 2026Leopard sleeping in a tree in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Nov 15, 2024Chiang Mai, Thailand
Aug 8, 2025The Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
Dec 21, 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jun 12, 2025Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
Oct 24, 2025RMS Queen Mary, California
Feb 27, 2026Polar bear cub, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, United States
Feb 12, 2026Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Apr 18, 2024Medieval city walls, Ávila, Spain