Signalkuppe

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Signalkuppe is a prominent peak in the Pennine Alps on the border between Italy and Switzerland, known for hosting the high-altitude Capanna Regina Margherita hut near its summit.

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Label Occurrences
Signalkuppe canonical 7
Wellenkuppe ridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpine four-thousander
geographical feature
mountain peak
climbingRouteType glaciated alpine route
continent Europe
country Italy
Switzerland
elevation 14941 ft
4554 m
firstAscentBy Johann Baptist Biner
Johann Madutz NERFINISHED
Johann Zumtaugwald
Matthias Zumtaugwald
Melchior Ulrich
firstAscentDate 1842-08-09
hasFacility medical research station at Capanna Regina Margherita
meteorological observatory at Capanna Regina Margherita
hasGermanName Signalkuppe
hasGlacier Grenzgletscher (nearby)
Lysgletscher (nearby)
hasItalianName Punta Gnifetti
hasMountainHut Capanna Regina Margherita
hasNearbyPeak Liskamm
Parrotspitze
Zumsteinspitze
isPartOf Monte Rosa group
linked to: Monte Rosa Alps
liesOn Italian–Swiss border
locatedIn Aosta Valley
Canton of Valais NERFINISHED
Pennine Alps
Piedmont
locatedOnBorderBetween Italy
Switzerland
mapRegion Swisstopo 1:25,000 Monte Rosa
mountainRange Alps
namedAfter Giovanni Gnifetti
notableFor high-altitude research station
hosting the highest building in Europe
parentPeak Dufourspitze
partOf Monte Rosa massif
linked to: Monte Rosa
prominence 102 m
summitStructure Capanna Regina Margherita
touristAttraction alpine mountaineering destination
usedFor high-altitude scientific research
mountaineering

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Punta Gnifetti hasGermanName Signalkuppe
Ober Gabelhorn hasRidge Wellenkuppe ridge
linked to: Signalkuppe
Alps four-thousanders hasMember Signalkuppe
Signalkuppe hasGermanName Signalkuppe
Grenzgletscher flowsBelow Signalkuppe
Monte Rosa glaciers near Signalkuppe