Coglians

Coordinates: 46°36′25″N 12°53′17″E / 46.60694°N 12.88806°E / 46.60694; 12.88806
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Coglians - Hohe Warte
Monte Coglians (first high peak from the left) seen from Mt. Zoncolan (south)
Highest point
Elevation2,780 m (9,120 ft)
Prominence1,144 m (3,753 ft)[1]
Coordinates46°36′25″N 12°53′17″E / 46.60694°N 12.88806°E / 46.60694; 12.88806
Geography
Coglians - Hohe Warte is located in Alps
Coglians - Hohe Warte
Coglians - Hohe Warte
Location in the Alps
LocationFriuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Carinthia, Austria
Parent rangeCarnic Alps
Climbing
First ascent30 September 1865 by Paul Grohmann from the South
Easiest routeHike

Monte Coglians (Friulian: Coliàns; German: Hohe Warte) is the highest mountain of the Carnic Alps.

Location and Topography[edit]

It is located on the border between Italy (province of Udine) and Austria (Carinthia), west of the Monte Croce Carnico pass (Plöcken Pass). With its elevation of 2,780 m (9,121 ft), it is the highest peak of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy and of the Carnic and Gailtal Alps.

Monte Coglians is characterised by karst topography.

Coglians (right) as seen from the NW

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Monte Coglians - Peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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