Hochfeiler

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Hochfeiler
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Highest point
Elevation 3,510 m (11,520 ft)
Prominence 981 [1]
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. The Austrian side is completely under glacier. The normal south route from the Italian side is usually snow-free during the summer.

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References

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

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