Similaun
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Similaun | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,606 m (11,831 ft) |
Prominence | 259 m (850 ft) |
Parent peak | Hintere Schwärze |
Isolation | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Coordinates | 46°45′49″N 10°52′50″E / 46.76361°N 10.88056°E |
Geography | |
Location | BEV OK50 173 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1833 by Peter Carl Thurwieser or in 1834 by Josef Raffeiner and Theodor Kaserer |
Easiest route | From the Similaunhütte over the Niederjoch glacier and west ridge |
The Similaun (German pronunciation: Ötzi the Iceman in 1991.[1]
References
- ^ "500-year-old 'goatelope' mummy found in melting European glacier". National Geographic. 2022-08-11. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-12.