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)
Geography
Map
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

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  1. ^ "Pal Piccolo (monte) Kleiner Pal". www.sentierinatura.it.
  2. ^ DA, Monica. "Pal Piccolo - Kleiner Pal". montagnando.it.
  3. ^ "PAL PICCOLO dal PASSO DI MONTE CROCE CARNICO". December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Open-air Museum of Mt. Pal Piccolo". Turismo FVG.
  5. ^ "Pal Piccolo e Freikofel: un itinerario della Grande Guerra • Escursioni Friuli". August 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Superare i propri limiti… o anche no: il Pal Piccolo e il Museo a cielo aperto della Grande Guerra - Seisempreingiro". September 13, 2021.

46°36′22″N 12°57′29″E / 46.60611°N 12.95806°E / 46.60611; 12.95806