Palla Bianca

The Palla Bianca is Austria's third highest peak and the second highest in the tztal Alps. It reaches a height of 3,739 meters. It is situated on the Austrian-Italian border. Palla Bianca is strategically positioned in the tztal Alps and offers one of the nicest views in the Alps. The summit of Palla Bianca may be seen from Venice. On September 30, 1861, Joseph Anton Specht of Vienna led the first climb from Vent, accompanied by Leander and Nicodem Klotz.

It is bordered by glaciers such as the Hintereisferner, Val di Mazia Glacier, and Vallelunga Glacier. Melago, in the Vallelunga valley, is about 7 kilometers distant (beeline). Mt. Palla Bianca was first ascended in the mid-nineteenth century by Johann Gurschler and Josef Weitthalm, both of whom came from the Val Senales valley. Archduke John of Austria was so taken with the mountain that he documented his experience in writing after hiking to the Hochjoch saddle in 1846.

Height: 3,739 meters

Location: the border between South Tyrol and North Tyrol, the Austrian-Italian border