Peralba | |
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Hochweißstein | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,694 m (8,839 ft) |
Prominence | 725 m (2,379 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 46°38′N 12°43′E / 46.633°N 12.717°E |
Geography | |
Location | Veneto, Italy |
Parent range | Carnic Alps |
Peralba (Hochweißstein in German) is a mountain of the Carnic Alps in Veneto, northeastern Italy, although its summit is only a few hundred metres from the Austrian border. It has a height of 2,694 m making it the second highest mountain of the Carnics, after Coglians (in Italy). It lies on the main chain of the range, between the Austrian Lesachtal Valley in the north and the Italian Piave Valley in the south. The mountain resembles a huge cubic block of the stone, with a large summit plateau, and dominates the view from miles around.[2]