The Große Eiskogel ( it, Gran Coni di Ghiaccio) is a mountain in the

Ortler Alps The Ortler Alps ( it, Ortles-Cevedale ; german: Ortler-Alpen; rm, Alps da l'Ortler) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps mountain group in the Central Eastern Alps, in Italy and Switzerland. Geography The Ortler Alps are separated ...

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, Italy, which rises to a height of (or according to other sources, 3549, 3544 or 3530 m).

Location and surroundings

The Große Eiskogel is the easternmost peak in the ''Kristallkamm'', a mountain range in the Ortler Alps that runs from the Stilfser Joch in the west to the Ortler Pass. It is located in the

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

part of this mountain group near the border with

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and is protected within the Stilfserjoch National Park. In the east its summit block drops to the Ortler Pass (), behind which Zebrù () and the

Ortler Ortler (; it, Ortles ) is, at above sea level, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. It is the main peak of the Ortler Range. It is the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of South Tyrol in Italy, of Ty ...

() rise. In the southwest it is separated from the nearby

Thurwieserspitze The Thurwieserspitze ( it, Punta Thurwieser; german: Thurwieserspitze) is a mountain in the Ortler Alps on the border between South Tyrol and the Province of Sondrio, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the R ...

() by the Thurwieserjoch saddle (). Towards the northwest a ridge runs away in the direction of the Trafoital, on which rises the Kleine Eiskogel ().The height information for the Kleiner Eiskogel varies between 3012 and . These big differences can be explained by the fact that sources vary as to the precise location of the summit of the Kleiner Eiskogel on the aforementioned ridge. This article is based on the South Tyrolean

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Ascent

Despite its considerable height, the Große Eiskogel is a little-known South Tyrolean high summit. This is partly due to its remoteness, partly to its location between significantly higher and therefore more prominent mountains. The summit, which is always covered in

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, can only be reached via

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and Alpine crossings. It is often crossed when climbing the Thurwieserspitze. The closest support points for mountaineers are the Rifugio Quinto Alpini and the Bergl Hut.

References

Literature

* Peter Holl: ''

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Ortleralpen '', 9th edition, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7633-1313-3

External links

Großer Eiskogel
on the Bergl Hut website {{DEFAULTSORT:Grosser Eiskogel Three-thousanders Ortler Alps Mountains of Europe Mountains of South Tyrol