Similaun
Sign in to saveThe Similaun () is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps. It is on the Austrian-Italian border. At 3,599 m, it is Austria's sixth highest summit. It was first ascended in 1834 by Josef Raffeiner and Theodor Kaserer. It is most famous for being the mountain on whose slopes Helmut Simon and Erika Simon discovered Ötzi the Iceman in 1991.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Similaun
- Mountain.photo
- Similaun 1.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Similaun as seen from south
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3599
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 259
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Hintere Schwärze
- Mountain.map
- Austria
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location within Austria on the Austrian—Italian border
- Mountain.label_position
- bottom
- Mountain.location
- Tyrol, Austria /South Tyrol Italy
- Mountain.range
- Ötztal Alps
- Mountain.topo
- BEV OK50 173
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1833 by Peter Carl Thurwieser or in 1834 by Josef Raffeiner and Theodor Kaserer
- Mountain.easiest_route
- From the Similaunhütte over the Niederjoch glacier and west ridge
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Schnals
- Elevation
- 3606
- Image
- Similaun 1.jpg
- Significant event
- first ascent
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- Similaun
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- Similaun
- topographic prominence
- 250
- parent peak
- Hintere Schwärze
- topographic isolation
- 2.8
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The Similaun () is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps. It is on the Austrian-Italian border. At 3,599 m, it is Austria's sixth highest summit. It was first ascended in 1834 by Josef Raffeiner and Theodor Kaserer. It is most famous for being the mountain on whose slopes Helmut Simon and Erika Simon discovered Ötzi the Iceman in 1991.
thumb|left|300px|Ötzi memorial
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