Schneebiger Nock

Schneebiger Nock

The Schneebiger Nock from the north. Left: the summit along the arete, first P.3203, then the Fernerköpfl, Frauenköpfl and Magerstein
Highest point
Elevation 3,358 m s.l.m. (11,017 ft)
Prominence 544 metres (1,785 ft)
Isolation 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi)
Coordinates 46°54′20″N 12°05′04″E / 46.90556°N 12.08444°E / 46.90556; 12.08444Coordinates: 46°54′20″N 12°05′04″E / 46.90556°N 12.08444°E / 46.90556; 12.08444 
Geography
Schneebiger Nock
Parent range Rieserferner Group
Climbing
First ascent 6 October 1866 by Archduke Rainer of Austria, Count Heinrich Wurmbrand, and mountain guides, Georg Auer, Johann Oberarzbacher from Rein and Georg Weiss, innkeeper
Normal route from the Kasseler Hut via the north arete

The Schneebiger Nock (Italian: Monte Nevoso), in old literature also called the Ruthnerhorn, is 3,358 metres high and, after the Hochgall, the second highest mountain of the Rieserferner Group, a range in the western part of the High Tauern. The mountain rises in the Italian province of South Tyrol in the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park (Parco Naturale Vedrette di Ries-Aurina). It was first climbed on 6 October 1866 by Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, Count Heinrich Wurmbrand, and mountain guides, Georg Auer, Johann Oberarzbacher from Rein in Taufers and Georg Weiss, an innkeeper from St. Johann im Reintal. Today the Schneebige Nock may be reached from the Kasseler Hut (also Hochgall Hut) to the northeast or from the Rieserferner Hut to the south. Thanks to its prominent pyramidal shape and its distinct arêtes it is a frequently visited viewing summit.

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