Fünffingerspitze

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Fünffingerspitze (Italian: Punta delle Cinque Dita; Ladin: Pizes di Cin Dëic; 2,996 m (9, 829 ft)) is a mountain in the Langkofel Group of the Dolomites in Italy, It stands above the Sella Pass and lies on the border between Trentino and South Tyrol. The name translates to "five finger peak". The name is derived from the resemblance of the rock towers which make up the peak rock towers to the fingers of a hand. At the north is the thumb which is frequently climbed as an independent tower, 2,953 m (9, 688 ft).

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