Monte Peralba
| Monte Peralba (Hochweißstein) | ||
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 seen from the northeast |
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| height | 2694 m slm | |
| location | Belluno Province , Italy | |
| Mountains | Carnic Alps | |
| Dominance | 12.5 km → Hohe Warte | |
| Notch height | 725 m ↓ Giramondo Pass | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 '48 " N , 12 ° 43' 10" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
| rock | Reef limestone | |
| First ascent | 1854 by Lieutenant Schönhuber for surveying purposes | |
| Normal way | from the north-east through the so-called Black Gully , difficulty level UIAA I in places | |
The Monte Peralba (German Hochweißstein ; Plodarisch: Jochkouvl ) is a 2694 meter high mountain in the Carnic Alps , a mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps . The summit is in the Italian province of Belluno , Veneto region . The border with the Austrian state of Carinthia runs about one kilometer in a north-easterly direction, that to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in a southerly direction. The mountain takes its name from the almost white limestone from coral reefs of the Devonian , which is very thick here .
history
The mountain was probably first climbed early on by local hunters. In 1854 an ascent as part of the national survey by the kk Oberleutnant Schönhuber is recorded. Due to its strategically favorable location, Monte Peralba was a hotly contested, important point for Austria and Italy during the mountain war of 1915–1918 , as evidenced by numerous remains of shelters and positions . Today the Hochweißstein is a popular destination for hikers and climbers due to its easy accessibility and dominant appearance in the area. On July 20, 1988, the then 68-year-old Pope John Paul II climbed the Hochweißstein via the southeast side. On the summit plateau there is a portrait of Mary in the form of a small statue and a summit cross .
Surroundings
The Monte Peralba towers over its neighboring peaks by several hundred meters. Its pronounced west ridge falls over a length of 1.5 kilometers down to 1,600 meters into the Val d'Antola . The south ridge runs out into Val di Sésis , the northeast ridge down to the Hochalpljoch ( Passo dell'Oregone ) at 2385 m. The state border runs across the yoke. There are neighboring mountains only in the northeast and southeast. In the course of the Carnic main ridge north of the Hochalpljoch lie the Weißsteinspitze ( Monte Tap de Cadene) with a height of 2482 meters and the 2496 meter high cattle hole ( Cima della Varda ). To the east of the Hochweißstein, beyond the Passo di Sésis (2312 m), are the Pic Chiadenis at 2490 meters and the 2489 meter high Monte Avanza . The Monte Peralba is located in the municipality of Sappada , a German-speaking island that is about 7.5 kilometers as the crow flies in the Piave Valley . About 6.5 kilometers southeast, already in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia , located Forni Avoltri . St. Lorenzen im Lesachtal , Carinthia, is 9.5 kilometers to the northeast.
Bases and routes
Some exposed hiking trails, a via ferrata and several climbing routes lead to Monte Peralba . The easiest ascent to the summit, the normal route , leads through the so-called Black Gully , which is partially secured with wire ropes, there is also the Via Ferrata Pietro Sartor via ferrata on the east face of Monte Peralba . Numerous climbing routes with levels of difficulty UIAA III to V + lead through the south and east walls as well as over the various pillars and towers ( Torre Peralba ) of the Hochweißstein. The Rifugio Pier Fortunato Calvi (2164 m) located southeast below the Peralba and on the Carinthian side, at the end of the Frohntal valley at 1868 meters above sea level, the Hochweißsteinhaus can serve as a base for an ascent . According to literature, the walking times to the summit via the normal route are around 2½ to 3 hours.
Literature and map
- Peter Holl: Alpine Club Leader Carnic Main Ridge . Bergverlag Rother , Munich 1988, ISBN 3-7633-1254-4 .
- Carl Diener : The Carnic Alps . In: Eduard Richter : The development of the Eastern Alps . Published by the German and Austrian Alpine Association. Volume 3: The Central Alps east of the Brenner and the southern Limestone Alps . Publishing house of the German and Austrian Alpine Club, Berlin 1894.
- Casa Editrice Tabacco , Carta topografica 1: 25.000, sheet 01: Sappada, S. Stefano, Forni Avoltri .