Ortler

Ortler
The Ortler seen from the North ridge showing the normal route of ascent
Highest point
Elevation3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Prominence1,953 m (6,407 ft)[1]
Parent peakPiz Bernina
ListingUltra
Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°30′32″N 10°32′42″E / 46.50889°N 10.54500°E / 46.50889; 10.54500
Geography
Ortler is located in Alps
Ortler
Ortler
Location in the Alps
LocationSouth Tyrol, Italy
Parent rangeOrtler Alps
Climbing
First ascent27 September 1804
Easiest routeNorth ridge from the Payer house

Ortler (German pronunciation: [ˈɔrtlɐ]; Italian: Ortles [ˈɔrtles]) is, at 3,905 m (12,812 ft) 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 Tyrol overall, and, until 1919, of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. In German the mountain is commonly referred to as "König Ortler" (King Ortler), like in the unofficial hymn of South Tyrol, the Bozner Bergsteigerlied.

  1. ^ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is Passo di Fraéle (1,952 m).