Elevation 3,851 m Prominence 424 m Parent range Ortler Alps | First ascent 3 August 1864 Province Province of Sondrio Mountain range Alps, Ortler Alps | |
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Location South Tyrol / Province of Sondrio (both Italy) Similar Monte Cevedale, Ortler, Monte Zebrù, Vertainspitze, Zufallspitzen | ||
Cresta finale gran zebr
The Gran Zebrù (Italian: Gran Zebrù; German: Königspitze) is a mountain of the Ortler Alps on the border between South Tyrol and the Province of Sondrio, Italy. After Ortler, it is the second highest peak in the Ortler Alps, at a height of 3,851m.
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- Cresta finale gran zebr
- Map of KC3B6nigspitze 23030 Valfurva Province of Sondrio Italy
- Gran zebru 10 08 2014
- References
Map of K%C3%B6nigspitze, 23030 Valfurva, Province of Sondrio, Italy
The mountain was first climbed on August 3, 1854. The mountain can be dangerous in warm weather, when the snow and ice can become unstable. The worst day for climbing fatalities on the mountain occurred on August 5, 1997, when seven people were killed in two separate incidents. On June 23, 2013, six were killed, also in two separate incidents.
Gran zebru 10 08 2014
References
Gran Zebrù Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA