Similaun

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.

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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Commons category: Similaun
Commons gallery: Similaun
topographic prominence: 250
parent peak: Hintere Schwärze
topographic isolation: 2.8

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El Similaun (3607 msnm) es una montaña en los Alpes réticos orientales (subsección Alpes de Ötztal). Se encuentra sobre la frontera entre Austria (Tirol) e Italia (Trentino-Alto Adigio).Por su altura es la sexta montaña de Austria. Fue escalada por vez primera en el año 1834 por los alpinistas Josef Raffeiner y Theodor Kaserer. La montaña es particularmente conocida porque en 1991, los turistas alemanes Helmut Simon y Erika Simon descubrieron en sus laderas la momia del Similaun.

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