Sextener Rotwand

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]

Sextener Rotwand
(Zehner)
Austrian military position in the Rotwand, Sexten Dolomites, in World War I
Highest point
Elevation2,965 m (9,728 ft)
Prominence248 m (814 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
LocationSouth Tyrol, Italy
Parent rangeSexten Dolomites
Climbing
First ascent20 July 1878 by Michel Innerkofler and Roland von Eötvös

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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