Monte Confinale

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Monte Confinale
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Monte Confinale from Gran Zebrù
Highest point
Elevation 3,370 m (11,060 ft)
Prominence 376 m (1,234 ft) [1]
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 46°26′56″N10°30′14″E / 46.449°N 10.504°E / 46.449; 10.504 Coordinates: 46°26′56″N10°30′14″E / 46.449°N 10.504°E / 46.449; 10.504
Geography
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Monte Confinale
Location in the Alps
Location Lombardy, Italy
Parent range Ortler Alps

Monte Confinale (3,370m), is a mountain of the Ortler Alps in Lombardy, northern Italy.

Located in the Stelvio National Park east of Bormio, it is usually climbed from the nearby Forni hotel at 2,178 m in altitude or lower down from the village of Santa Caterina di Valfurva to the northeast. [2]

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References

  1. "Monte Confinale [it]". peakbagging.top. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. "Monte Confinale - peakware.com". Peakware.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.