Pal Piccolo

The Pal Piccolo (German: Kleiner Pal, Friulian: Pal Piçul) is a mountain in the Carnic Alps, located near Plöcken Pass, on the border between the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Austrian state of Carinthia. It has an elevation of 1,866 metres.[1][2][3]

Pal Piccolo
Highest point
Elevation1,866 m (6,122 ft)
Isolation1.6 km (0.99 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
LocationFriuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy/Carinthia, Austria
Parent rangeCarnic Alps

Due to its position, the Pal Piccolo was heavily contested between Italy and Austria-Hungary during the First World War, from May 1915 to October 1917; the trenches and fortifications that litter the mountain to this day, along with two chapels built by the Alpini, are now part of an open-air museum.[4][5][6]

References
  1. SentieriNatura
  2. Montagnando
  3. Pal Piccolo dal Passo di Monte Croce Carnico
  4. Museo all’aperto del Pal Piccolo
  5. Escursioni Friuli
  6. Il Pal Piccolo e il Museo a cielo aperto della Grande Guerra

46°36′22″N 12°57′29″E


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