Punta San Matteo
Punta San Matteo is a secondary peak of Ortler-Vioz in the Ortler Alps, at the border between the Province of Sondrio (Lombardy region) and Trentino (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region) in northern Italy.
| Punta San Matteo | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,678 m (12,067 ft) |
| Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
| Coordinates | 46°22′44″N 10°34′00″E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Saint Matthew's Peak |
| Language of name | Italian |
| Geography | |
Punta San Matteo Italy | |
| Location | Border between Lombardy and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol |
| Parent range | Ortler Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 28 June 1865 by Francis Fox Tuckett, Douglas William Freshfield, James Backhouse, George Henry Fox, François Devouassoud and Peter Michel |
It was the scene of the Battle of San Matteo in World War I, which, until the 1999 Kargil war, has been the highest battlefield in modern warfare history.
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