錫米勞恩山

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