Sextener Rotwand

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Sextener Rotwand
(Zehner)
World War 1 Rotwand.png
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

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 1 the mountain was heavily contested by the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary.

References[]

  • Richard Goedeke: Sextener Dolomiten. (Alpine Club Guide) Bergverlag Rother, 1988. ISBN 3-7633-1255-2

External links[]

Media related to Sextener Rotwand at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 46°38′27″N 12°22′31″E / 46.640951°N 12.375240°E / 46.640951; 12.375240

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