The Jôf di Montasio (

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, fur, Jôf dal Montâs, sl, Montaž, german: Montasch) is located in the Province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern

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. With its elevation of , it is the second highest mountain of the

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, surpassed only by Triglav. The Julian Alps are part of the

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System.

History

Since medieval times, the steep rocks of the Montasio massif, stretching about in an east–west direction, formed the natural border between the Imperial Duchy of Carinthia in the north and the Venetian ''

Domini di Terraferma The ( vec, domini de terraferma or , ) was the hinterland territories of the Republic of Venice beyond the Adriatic coast in Northeast Italy. They were one of the three subdivisions of the Republic's possessions, the other two being the origi ...

'' in the south. In

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

the mountain crest up to the Sella Nevea pass was part of the Italian Front and permanently manned by the Alpini. However, no hostilities happened here as the northern slope of the mountain was too steep for an attack by the

Austro-Hungarian Army The Austro-Hungarian Army (, literally "Ground Forces of the Austro-Hungarians"; , literally "Imperial and Royal Army") was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint arm ...

Culture

In the valleys around the mountain, local people speak four languages - Italian, Friulian, Slovene, and German. The original German name for the mountain was ''Bramkofel'', while the original Slovene name was ''Špik nad Policami'' or ''Poliški Špik''. However nowadays they mostly use Montasch and Montaž, borrowed from the Friulian name. At the top of the mountain stands a cross and a bell in memory of Riccardo Deffar.

Climbing routes

There are many climbing routes from all sides. Many of them are hard rock climbing routes and ferratas, in particular from the north-east side. The normal mountaineering route is from the south side. It passes the Rifugio Brazza, at round 1650 m above the sea level. After that you can choose either the direction towards the Pipan ladder, or towards Findenegg

Couloir A ''couloir'' (, "passage" or "corridor") is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, p. 121. . Geology A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissu ...

and Suringar bivouac which is at 2400 m above the sea level. The Ladder is 60 meters long steel structure and you should have ferrata equipment. Some sections in the Findenegg Couloir route are a bit exposed, and you also have some simple scramble at several places above the Suringar bivouac.

References

External links

Jôf di Montasio/Montaž
at Hribi.net
"Jôf di Montasio, Italy" on Peakbagger

Jof di Montasio (Montaz) - Route description
on Mountains for Everybody Mountains of the Julian Alps Mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Province of Udine {{Italy-geo-stub

History

Culture

Climbing routes

See also

References

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