Sextener Rotwand

The Sextener Rotwand (Italian: Croda Rossa di Sesto; German: Sextener Rotwand) or Zehner is a mountain in the Sexten Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. During the so-called "White War" in World War 1 the mountain was heavily contested by the armies of Italy and Austria-Hungary.

Sextener Rotwand
(Zehner)
Austrian military position in the Rotwand, Sexten Dolomites, in World War I
Highest point
Elevation2,965 m (9,728 ft)
Prominence248 m (814 ft) 
Geography
LocationSouth Tyrol, Italy
Parent rangeSexten Dolomites
Climbing
First ascent20 July 1878 by Michel Innerkofler and Roland von Eötvös

References

  • Richard Goedeke: Sextener Dolomiten. (Alpine Club Guide) Bergverlag Rother, 1988. ISBN 3-7633-1255-2

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