Corno di Cavento

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Corno di Cavento
Lares e Corno Cavento - Vista da Cima Presena - panoramio.jpg
Crozzon di Lares (left) and Corno di Cavento, seen from Cima Presena
Highest point
Elevation 3,402 m (11,161 ft)
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 46°08′07″N10°35′09″E / 46.1353°N 10.5859°E / 46.1353; 10.5859 Coordinates: 46°08′07″N10°35′09″E / 46.1353°N 10.5859°E / 46.1353; 10.5859
Geography
Location Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Parent range Adamello-Presanella
Climbing
First ascent Julius von Payer, Coronna, Griesmayer, Haller, 3 September 1868

The Corno di Cavento is a mountain in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. It is located in the Province of Trento, between Val Rendena and Val di Fumo. [1]

Its summit was conquered for the first time by a young Bohemian climber, Julius von Payer, along with Coronna, Gries and Hayer, on 3 September 1868. [2]

It was the theater of bitter fighting during World War I; held by Austro-Hungarian troops, it was captured by the Alpini on 15 June 1917, retaken by the Austro-Hungarians exactly a year later, and conquered once again by the Italians on 19 July 1918. [3]

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References

  1. "Corno di Cavento (Trav.) via normale - Relazione scalata Corno di Cavento (Trav.) su VieNormali.it (13/08/2003 - Piero V. )".
  2. "Corno di Cavento".
  3. "Trentino Grande Guerra - Corno di Cavento".