Ortler
Americannoun
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a range of the Alps in N Italy.
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the highest peak of this range. 12,802 feet (3,902 meters).
Example Sentences
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The mountaineers, travelling in separate groups, were scaling Cima Vertana in the Ortler Alps at around 16:00 local time on Saturday when the fast-moving snow hit.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
Light--light, of which the eye might take its fill--across to the invisible distance and to where the great Ortler peak seemed wrapped in sleep and dreams.
From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
They rested the first night at Bormeo, and started early next day for over the pass, expecting to dine at Franzenshöhe within sight of the snowy Ortler.
From Revenge! by Barr, Robert
Long after night had set in, a ghastly gleam rested upon the summit of the Ortler, while the peaks in front deepened to a dusky neutral tint, the more distant ones being lost in gloom.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
A multitude of mountains raised their crowns towards heaven, while above all rose the snow-white cone of the Ortler.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
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