Mount Gamonda is an isolated, elongated, and vaguely triangular-shaped peak that separates the Posina Valley from the Ferro Valley (or Val di Laghi).
Despite its modest altitude—1,006 meters, especially compared to the surrounding peaks—its position and morphology gave it a strategic role during the First World War, and it was transformed by the Italian army into a fortified stronghold to control the valley entrances that connected with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It came to prominence after the Strafexpedition of 1916, when it became an excellent outpost and observation point overlooking the enemy line of Mount Maggio and Mount Seluggio. The entire mountain is dotted with remains of war structures (shelters, tunnels, emplacements, and barracks). Even the paths leading to the summit, from the east and west, are military-style mule tracks, built on the slopes to protect them from the enemy.
The climb is quite challenging and features exposed sections on overhangs, gullies, and steep woods: it is classified EE according to the signs. From the summit, in reality, there is not a great view, due to the trees that surround it: there is a shrine dedicated to St. Leopold (a Capuchin friar).