Sextener Rotwand

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Sextener Rotwand
(Zehner)
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Austrian military position in the Rotwand, Sexten Dolomites, in World War I
Highest point
Elevation 2,965 m (9,728 ft)
Prominence 248 m (814 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Geography
Location South Tyrol, Italy
Parent range Sexten Dolomites
Climbing
First ascent 20 July 1878 by Michel Innerkofler and Roland von Eötvös

The Sextener Rotwand (Italian : Croda Rossa di Sesto; German : Sextener Rotwand) or Zehner is a mountain in the Sexten Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. During the so-called "White War" in World War I, the mountain was heavily contested by the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary. [1]

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References

  1. Goedeke, Richard (1988). Sextener Dolomiten ein Führer für Täler, Hütten und Berge ; verfasst nach den Richtlinien der UIAA (2. Aufl ed.). München [i.e. Ottobrunn]. ISBN   3-7633-1255-2.

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Coordinates: 46°38′27″N12°22′31″E / 46.640951°N 12.375240°E / 46.640951; 12.375240