Wilder Freiger

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Wilder Freiger
Oberer Grunausee.jpg
View of the Wilder Freiger over the Upper Grünausee
Highest point
Elevation 3,418 m (11,214 ft)
Coordinates 46°58′14″N11°11′23″E / 46.97056°N 11.18972°E / 46.97056; 11.18972
Geography
Location Tyrol, Austria / South Tyrol, Italy
Parent range Stubai Alps
Climbing
First ascent 1865

The Wilder Freiger (Italian : Cima Libera) is a mountain in the Stubai Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy. [1]

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References

  1. "A confine tra Alto Adige e Austria: la Cima Libera" [On the border between Alto Adige and Austria: the Cima Libera]. Südtirol Reise (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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