Topo map BEV OK50 173 Prominence 259 m Mountain range Ötztal Alps Parent range Ötztal Alps | Elevation 3,603 m First ascent 1834 | |
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Easiest route From the Similaunhütte over the Niederjoch glacier and west ridge Similar Fineilspitze, Weißkugel, Wildspitze, Hintere Schwärze, Kreuzspitze | ||
The Similaun ( [ˌzimiˈlaʊ̯n]) is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps. It is on the Austrian-Italian border. At 3,606 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.
Map of Similaun
References
Similaun Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA