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Pal Piccolo

Coordinates: 46°36′22″N 12°57′29″E / 46.60611°N 12.95806°E / 46.60611; 12.95806
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Pal Piccolo
Highest point
Elevation1,866 m (6,122 ft)
Geography
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LocationFriuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy/Carinthia, Austria
Parent rangeCarnic Alps

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]

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]

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