Ötztal Alps

The Ötztal Alps (Italian: Alpi Venoste, German: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in western Austria and the Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.

Ötztal Alps
Highest point
PeakWildspitze
Elevation3,774 m (12,382 ft)
Coordinates46°53′49″N 10°52′31″E
Geography
Ötztal Alps
The borders of the range according to
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
CountriesAustria and Italy
Range coordinates46°45′N 10°55′E
Parent rangeCentral Eastern Alps
Borders onStubai Alps

Geography

The Ötztal Alps are arrayed at the head of the Ötztal valley, a side valley of the Inn river southwest of Innsbruck, Austria. One line of summits forms part of the border between Austria and Italy.

The Ötztal Alps are bordered by the Reschen Pass (1504 m) in the west and the Inn river in the northwest and north. In the east the range is separated from the Stubai Alps by the Ötztaler Ache in the Ötztal, the Timmelsjoch (2474 m) and the Passer river in the Passeier Valley. On the south and southwest, the range is limited by the deep valley of the Etsch river, here known as the Vinschgau.

The Ötztal Alps are surrounded by the following ranges:

On September 1991, Ötzi the so-called "Iceman" was found on the Hauslabjoch between the peaks Fineilspitze and Similaun.

Peaks

Brandenburger house and Weißkugel

The highest point of the Ötztal Alps is Wildspitze 3,774 metres (12,382 ft), which is also the second highest mountain in Austria (after Großglockner). Wildspitze is on one of several arms that extend north and northeast from the main ridge.

Some of the main peaks of the Ötztal Alps are:

PeakElevation
mft
Wildspitze3,77412,382
Weißkugel3,73912,267
Hintere Schwärze3,62811,903
Similaun3,60311,821
Ramolkogel3,55111,651
Schalfkogel3,54011,614
Hochvernagtspitze3,53511,598
Watzespitze3,53311,591
Weißseespitze3,51811,542
Fineilspitze3,51411,529
Hochwilde3,48011,417
Hinterer Seelenkogel3,47211,391
Bliggspitze3,45411,332
Lagaunspitze3,43911,283
Hochfirst3,40311,237
Verpeilspitze3,42511,165
Ehrichspitze 3,420 11,220
Hohe Geige3,39511,138
Valvelspitze 3,360 11,020
Glockturm3,35511,007
Rofelewand3,35311,001
Hochalt 3,285 10,778
Grawand 3,251 10,666
Remsspitze 3,205 10,515
Nederkogel 3,163 10,377
Hundstalkogel 3,080 10,100
Nauderer Hennesiglspitze 3,042 9,980
Wildnörderer 3,015 9,982
Endkopf 2,652 8,701
A panorama from Hohe Mut, above Obergurgl.
A panorama from the Gaislachkogel, above Sölden, with the Stubaier Alps on the left

Passes

The main mountain passes of the Ötztal Alps are:

Mountain pass location type elevation (m/ft)
GepatschjochVent to the Kaunertal snow324310,640
RamoljochVent to Gurglsnow 319410,479
LangtaufererjochVent to the Reschen Pass snow316710,391
Gurgler EisjochGurgl to Schnals snow313710,292
LangthalerjochGurgl to Pfelders-Plan snow305810,033
NiederjochVent to Schnalssnow 30179899
Pitztalerjöchl Mittelberg (Pitztal) to Sölden snow29959826
Eisjöchl am BildPfelders to Schnals snow29089541
Venter HochjochVent to Kurzras snow28859465
Timmelsjoch (Passo del Rombo)Sölden to Meran road25098232
Reschen Pass (Passo di Resia)Landeck to Meran road14944902

See also

  • Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps
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