Hochwand | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,719 m (8,921 ft) |
Prominence | 402 m (1,319 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 47°36′N11°02′E / 47.600°N 11.033°E |
Geography | |
Location | Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Mieming Range |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Hermann von Barth, 1873 [2] |
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