Hochfeiler

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Hochfeiler
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Highest point
Elevation 3,510 m (11,520 ft)
Prominence 981 [1]
Isolation 49.3 km (30.6 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 46°58′22″N11°43′34″E / 46.97278°N 11.72611°E / 46.97278; 11.72611
Geography
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Hochfeiler
Location in the Alps
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Hochfeiler
Location in Austria
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Hochfeiler
Location in Italy
Location Tyrol, Austria / South Tyrol, Italy
Parent range Zillertal Alps
Climbing
First ascent 24 July 1865 by Paul Grohmann, Georg Samer and Peter Fuchs

The Hochfeiler (Italian : Gran Pilastro; German : Hochfeiler) is a mountain, 3,510 metres high, and the highest peak in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.

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The normal route to the summit

Hochfeiler (Gran Pilastro) is at the Austrian-Italian border, and the two sides of the mountain are very different. The Austrian side is completely under glacier. The normal south route from the Italian side is usually snow-free during the summer.

So the south route starts from a parking at the road at around 1700 meters above the sea level, close to the village of San Giacomo. Hochfeiler can be climbed from the parking in one day. The time needed is 6 hours to the summit and 4 hours back.

The easier way is to stay in the Hochfeiler hut which is on the route. It can be reached in 3 hours. The hut has 94 beds and a winter room.

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References

  1. "Hochveiler - Peakbagger". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

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