Gantkofel (Mendelkamm)

The Gantkofel above the Adige Valley

The Gantkofel (1866 m slm, Italian Monte Macaion ) is the cornerstone of the northern ridge Mendel, a 35 km long mountain range on the border between South Tyrol and Trentino, which drops steeply to the west and south of Bolzano to the Adige Valley.

The summit carries some radio stations. He impressed by the distinctive shape of its cliff above the village of Andrian the Valley panorama of the River Adige in the areas of Merano, Bolzano and Appiano. He is a well-known vantage point above the Adige Valley.