Prominence 303 m ↓ Rotebenscharte State/Province AT-5/AT-7 Normal route West ascent (I) Range Venediger Group | Isolation 3.4 km → Kratzenberg Parent range Venediger Group Elevation 2,993 m | |
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First ascent 1865 by Franz Keil (tourist and cartographer) | ||
The Rote Säule (also Rote Saile) is a mountain, 2,993 m (AA), on the main chain of the Alps in the Venediger Group. It lies on the border between the Austrian states of Salzburg and East Tyrol.
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Location and ascent
The Rote Säule is a peak in the extreme north of the district of Lienz. It is located on the main chain of the Tauern between the Roter Kogel (2,946 m (AA)) to the southeast and the Abretter (2,979 m (AA)) to the northwest, the Rote Säule being separated from the Abretter by the col of Abretterscharte (2,856 m (AA)). The Rote Säule has a wide north and east face. To the south are the remains of a glacier, the Gschlößkees. The Rote Säule may be climbed from the Venedigerhaus, the route branching off from the Sandebentörl path towards the northwest.
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