Monte Nevoso

The 3,358 m-high Monte Nevoso, also known as Ruthnerhorn, is the second-highest peak of the Vedrette di Ries range

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Mt Nevoso (3,358 m a.s.l.) in the Vedrette di Ries, a subgroup of the High Tauern mountain range.
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Ski tour to the top of the mountain… Mt Nevoso is also a well-known panoramic mountain in summer.
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Mt Nevoso (3,358 m a.s.l.), Mt Magro (3,273 m), Pizzo di Vedrette (3,248 m) and Mt Hochflachkofel (3,097 m).
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The Monte Nevoso, also known as Ruthnerhorn, is only 80 metres lower than the Monte Collalto. Together with the other mountains of the range it overlooks the Vedrette di Ries-Aurina Nature Park in South Tyrol and the border area between Italy and Austria.

The mountain is surrounded by glaciers and the nearby peaks in the area of Riva di Tures and the Valle di Anterselva are Monte Frauenköpfl (3,251 m a.s.l.), Monte Magro (3,273 m a.s.l.) and Monte Gatternock (2,888 m a.s.l.).

Monte Nevoso was first scaled in 1866 on request of the Archduke Rainer Ferdinand from Austria who also participated in the hike. Today, this panoramic mountain can be reached in a hike leading past the Rifugio Roma alle Vedrette di Ries (Kasseler Hütte or Hochgallhütte) or from the Rifugio Vedrette di Ries. In winter it is popular with ski mountaineerers.

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