Zuckerhütl
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The Zuckerhütl is a mountain in Tyrol, Austria. At 3,505 metres (11,499 feet), it is the highest peak of the Stubai Alps and lies at the southern end of the Stubaital Valley.
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Zuckerhütl | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,507 m (11,506 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,033 m (3,389 ft)[1] |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°57′42″N 11°09′13″E |
Geography | |
Location | Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Stubai Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1863 by Joseph Anton Specht and Alois Tanzer |
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It derives its name, the German for sugarloaf, from its conical shape. In nearby Italy it is known as Pan di Zùcchero, the Italian term for sugarloaf.
On the mountain's north face the huge Sulzenauferner glacier falls 1,000m from its summit, resembling an icefall which looks unclimbable without ladders. It is the views of this great glacier which give Zuckerhütl its name. On its south face a 500m high cliff drops down from the summit.[2]