Monte Terza Grande

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Monte Terza Grande
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Monte Terza Grande (right)
Highest point
Elevation 2,586 m (8,484 ft)
Prominence 1,277 m (4,190 ft) [1]
Coordinates 46°32′N12°37′E / 46.533°N 12.617°E / 46.533; 12.617 Coordinates: 46°32′N12°37′E / 46.533°N 12.617°E / 46.533; 12.617 [1]
Geography
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Monte Terza Grande
Location in the Alps
Location Veneto, Italy
Parent range Carnic Alps
Climbing
First ascent 1820

Monte Terza Grande (2,586 m) is a mountain of the Carnic Alps in Belluno, Veneto in north-eastern Italy. It is the highest mountain of the Southern Carnics and is part of a small Dolomitic group known as the "Dolomiti Pesarine". It resembles a pyramid from the north and south and a rocky massif from the east or west, and boasts a northwest face that is one kilometre high. [2] It was first climbed in 1820.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Monte Terza Grande, Italy". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "Monte Terza Grande - Summitpost.org". summitpost.org. Retrieved 1 February 2015.