Ifinger, Mountain summit in South Tyrol, Italy.
Ifinger, also known as Picco Ivigna, is a mountain summit in the Sarntaler Alps in South Tyrol, Italy, reaching 2,581 meters. The peak is made up of granite rock with steep slopes and looks out over several surrounding alpine valleys.
A cable car line was built in 1968 by Hans Troyer, opening the mountain to a wider range of visitors for the first time. The system was later modernized in 2010 to keep it running safely.
The summit goes by two names, Ifinger in German and Picco Ivigna in Italian, as South Tyrol is an officially bilingual region. Trail signs and maps around the mountain use both names side by side, which is something visitors often notice straight away.
A cable car brings visitors up to around 1,900 meters, where the actual climb to the summit starts. The upper sections are steep and exposed, so proper footwear and climbing gear are needed before setting out.
On a clear day, four separate mountain ranges are visible from the top at once: the Zillertal Alps, the Oetztal Alps, the Texel Group, and the Dolomites. Seeing that many distinct ranges from a single point is uncommon even across the Alps.
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