Cima Falkner
mountain
Cima Falkner is a mountain in the province Trentino in northern Italy.
Description
Cima Falkner is a 2,994-meter-elevation (9,823-foot) summit in the Brenta group of the Rhaetian Alps. It is within Adamello Brenta Natural Park and a World Heritage Site. Set in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region, the peak is located seven kilometers (4.35 miles) southeast of the village of Madonna di Campiglio, and 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) northwest of the municipality of Trento. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains into a tributary of the Sarca, whereas the east slope drains to Lago di Tovel which is within the Adige drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,400 meters (4,593 feet) above the Vallesinella (valley) in three kilometers (1.86 miles). The nearest higher neighbor is Cima Brenta, 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) to the south-southwest.
History
The mountain's toponym honors Alberto de Falkner who made the first ascent of the summit in 1882 with Antonio Dallagiacoma via the southeast gully and the south-southeast side. The second ascent was made on July 17, 1883, by Edward Theodore Compton, Antonio Dallagiacoma, Alberto de Falkner, and Matteo Nicolussi via the south-southwest side. The east wall was first climbed on July 19, 1894, by Carlo Garbari (solo).
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