Corno dei Tre Signori
| Corno dei Tre Signori | ||
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 seen from east-southeast |
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| height | 3360 m slm | |
| location | Border between Trentino and the Province of Sondrio , Italy | |
| Mountains | Cevedale-Vioz ridge in the southern Ortler Alps | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 20 '39 " N , 10 ° 30' 54" E | |
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| First ascent | August 11, 1876 by P. Damiani, G. Duina and F. Gamba | |
| Normal way | from the Gaviapass over the south ridge | |
The Corno dei Tre Signori is a 3,360 meter high mountain in the Ortler Alps . It lies east of the Gavia Pass and was a strategically important point. He bears his name Corno dei Tre Signori , in German Horn of the Three Lords , because the territories of the Republic of Venice , Graubünden and the Archdiocese of Trento adjoined each other here until the 19th century . The mountain is evenly shaped and has pronounced ridges in all four directions. With the exception of the north-east flanks, it is protected in the Stelvio National Park . Today, the Corno is an excursion destination that is easy to reach from the Gaviapass. The Horn was first climbed on August 11, 1876 by P. Damiani, G. Duina and F. Gamba from the Bocchetta Corno dei Tre Signori gap over the south ridge.
Location and surroundings
The Corno dei Tre Signori lies in the Cevedale-Vioz ridge , a mountain range of the southern Ortler Alps that runs from the Suldenspitze south over the Monte Vioz to the Gaviapass. Only in the north-west is an important glacier , the Vedretta della Sforzellina , adjacent to the north-west flank of the Corno . A neighboring mountain is located on the north ridge, separated by the Passo della Sforzellina , at an altitude of 2930 meters, the 3100 meter high Punta della Sforzellina . In the south-west, beyond the remains of the Vedretta del Corno dei Tre Signori glacier, lies Monte Gaviola at an altitude of 3,025 meters. In the further course of the south ridge is the 3140 meter high Cima di Caione . To the west, the terrain slopes down to the Gaviapass (2618 m), with the mountain lake Lago Bianco . The mountain lies on the watershed between the Po and the Adige , which begins at the main ridge of the Ortler Alps and leads over the Adamello – Presanella group to the Adriatic Sea .
Development and ascent
The path of the first climber in 1876 led from the Gaviapass in an easterly direction and then over the south ridge to the summit. This route is still the normal route as the slightest ascent . The Rifugio Bonetta (2618 m) on the Gaviapasshöhe serves as a base . According to the literature, a path marked with cairns leads to the summit in around three and a half hours of walking in difficulty level UIAA I , with sections of snow and sometimes cornices . In 1892 the west ridge was conquered for the first time and in 1909 the south-west face was climbed (both UIAA III). All other routes to the summit reach the level of difficulty UIAA II. South of Corno dei Tre Signori, the Sentiero Italia long-distance hiking trail , here called Alta Via Camuna , runs through all of Italy .
Literature and map
- Peter Holl: Alpenvereinsführer Ortleralpen , 9th edition, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7633-1313-3
- Casa Editrice Tabacco , Tavagnacco: Carta topografica 1: 25,000, sheets 08 and 052 (the Corno dei Tre Signori is on sheet 08 at the lower edge of the map, with 052 at the top)
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Holl: Alpine Club Guide Ortleralpen , Munich 2003, pp. 403 ff., Margin no. 1293 ff.