Crozzon di Lares

The Crozzon di Lares is a mountain in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. It is located in Val Rendena, Province of Trento.[1]

Crozzon di Lares
Crozzon di Lares (left) and Corno di Cavento, seen from Cima Presena
Highest point
Elevation3,354 m (11,004 ft)
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°08′55″N 10°35′32″E
Geography
LocationTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Parent rangeAdamello-Presanella
Climbing
First ascentJulius von Payer, Coronna, Griesmayer, Haller, 3 September 1868

Its summit was conquered for the first time by a young Bohemian climber, Julius von Payer, along with Coronna, Gries and Hayer, on 3 September 1868; on the same day they also reached the nearby Corno di Cavento.[2]

It was the theater of bitter fighting during World War I; held by Austro-Hungarian troops, it was captured by the Alpini on 29 April 1916. Remains of soldiers killed in World War I are sometimes found by mountaineers due to the melting of the nearby glacier.[3][4]

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