Weißkugel (German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪ̯sˌkuːɡl̩] ; Italian: Palla Bianca) or Weißkogel is the second highest mountain in the Ötztal Alps and the third highest mountain in Austria. Featuring many glaciers, it lies on the border between Austria and Italy. The easiest way to climb it is over its southern side.
The ascent by Joseph Anton Specht from Vienna, guided by Leander and Nicodem Klotz from Vent in 1861, was and is usually considered the first. However, personal notes of Archduke John of Austria about his excursion over the Niederjoch from Vent to Schnals in the summer of 1846, made public in 1903, suggest that his guides, Johann Gurschler and Josef Weitthalm from Schnals, had climbed the mountain the previous summer.
According to the second ascensionist, Douglas Freshfield, it has one of the best views in the Tyrol.
There's a difficult alpine trail (T6) leading to the summit.
By elevation Palla Bianca is
# 1 out of 78 in the Schnalskamm # 5 out of 23502 in Austria # 6 out of 3872 in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol # 5 out of 2178 in South Tyrol # 5 out of 5947 in Tyrol # 3 out of 188 in Naturpark Ötztal # 3 out of 956 in Bezirk Imst # 3 out of 1937 in the Eastern Rhaetian Alps # 1 out of 86 in the Saldurkamm - Monti di Saldura # 1 out of 48 in the Planeiler Berge - Montagna di Planol # 3 out of 965 in the Ötztal Alps # 3 out of 153 in the Weißkamm
By prominence Palla Bianca is
# 2 out of 78 in the Schnalskamm # 61 out of 3872 in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol # 36 out of 2178 in South Tyrol # 81 out of 5947 in Tyrol # 3 out of 188 in Naturpark Ötztal # 11 out of 956 in Bezirk Imst # 7 out of 1937 in the Eastern Rhaetian Alps # 1 out of 86 in the Saldurkamm - Monti di Saldura # 1 out of 48 in the Planeiler Berge - Montagna di Planol # 4 out of 965 in the Ötztal Alps # 2 out of 153 in the Weißkamm
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