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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Il Similaun (3607 m s.l.m.) è una montagna delle Alpi Retiche orientali (sottosezione Alpi Venoste), posta lungo la linea di confine tra l'Italia (Trentino-Alto Adige) e l'Austria (Tirolo). Scalata per la prima volta nel 1834 dagli alpinisti Josef Raffeiner e Theodor Kaserer, è particolarmente famosa perché sulle sue pendici nel 1991 fu scoperto Ötzi, la mummia del Similaun. Il nome del monte è stato pure reso famoso dal romanzo di Wilhelmine von Hillern da cui deriva l'opera lirica La Wally di Alfredo Catalani, le cui vicende conclusive si svolgono proprio qui.

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