Sextener Rotwand
Mountain in Italy
Sextener Rotwand | |
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(Zehner) | |
![]() Austrian military position in the Rotwand, Sexten Dolomites, in World War I | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,965 m (9,728 ft) |
Geography | |
Location | South Tyrol, Italy |
Parent range | Sexten Dolomites |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 20 July 1878 by Michel Innerkofler and Roland von Eötvös |
The Sextener Rotwand (Italian: Croda Rossa di Sesto; German: Sextener Rotwand) or Zehner is a mountain in the Sexten Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. During the so-called "White War" in World War I, the mountain was heavily contested by the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary.[1]
References
- ^ Goedeke, Richard (1988). Sextener Dolomiten ein Führer für Täler, Hütten und Berge ; verfasst nach den Richtlinien der UIAA (2. Aufl ed.). München [i.e. Ottobrunn]. ISBN 3-7633-1255-2.
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- Richard Goedeke: Sextener Dolomiten. (Alpine Club Guide) Bergverlag Rother, 1988. ISBN 3-7633-1255-2
External links
Media related to Sextener Rotwand at Wikimedia Commons
46°38′27″N 12°22′31″E / 46.640951°N 12.375240°E / 46.640951; 12.375240
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