Western Rieserferner

Western Rieserferner is a glacier in Campo Tures/Sand in Taufers, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige. Western Rieserferner is situated nearby to the hamlet Eppach, as well as near Arbusti.

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Type: Glacier
Description: glacier in Italy
Also known as: “Westlicher Rieserferner - Vedretta di Ries occidentale”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schneebiger Nock and Magerstein.

Schneebiger Nock

Peak

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The Schneebiger Nock, 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.

Magerstein

Peak

Photo: Sternchenzaehler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Magerstein is a peak.

Wildgall

Peak

Photo: Plentn, CC0.

The Wildgall is, at 3,273 metres above sea level, the third highest peak in the Rieserferner Group, a range in the western part of the High Tauern. It lies within the Italian provinces of South Tyrol in the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park and appears from the south as a massive pyramid with prominent arêtes.