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Similaun
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The Similaun () is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps. It is on the Austrian-Italian border. At 3,599 m, it is Austria's sixth highest summit. It was first ascended in 1834 by Josef Raffeiner and Theodor Kaserer. It is most famous for being the mountain on whose slopes Helmut Simon and Erika Simon discovered Ötzi the Iceman in 1991.

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Mountain.name
Similaun
Mountain.photo
Similaun 1.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption
The Similaun as seen from south
Mountain.elevation_m
3599
Mountain.prominence_m
259
Mountain.parent_peak
Hintere Schwärze
Mountain.map
Austria
Mountain.map_caption
Location within Austria on the Austrian—Italian border
Mountain.label_position
bottom
Mountain.location
Tyrol, Austria /South Tyrol Italy
Mountain.range
Ötztal Alps
Mountain.topo
BEV OK50 173
Mountain.first_ascent
1833 by Peter Carl Thurwieser or in 1834 by Josef Raffeiner and Theodor Kaserer
Mountain.easiest_route
From the Similaunhütte over the Niederjoch glacier and west ridge

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Elevation
3606
Image
Similaun 1.jpg
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topographic prominence
250
topographic isolation
2.8
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The Similaun () is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps. It is on the Austrian-Italian border. At 3,599 m, it is Austria's sixth highest summit. It was first ascended in 1834 by Josef Raffeiner and Theodor Kaserer. It is most famous for being the mountain on whose slopes Helmut Simon and Erika Simon discovered Ötzi the Iceman in 1991.

thumb|left|300px|Ötzi memorial

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