Hochgall
| Hochgall | |
|---|---|
Hochgall from the west. The high (northeast) ridge on the left forms the border with Austria. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,436 m (11,273 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,148 m (3,766 ft) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 46°54′45″N 12°08′30″E / 46.91250°N 12.14167°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | South Tyrol, Italy |
| Parent range | Rieserferner group |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Summer of 1854 by Defereggen valley members of a party of the land surveyor Hermann van Acken |
The Hochgall is a mountain of the Rieserferner group in the High Tauern. the summit is in South Tyrol, Italy, just 500 m from the Austrian border.