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Zillertal Alps
The Zillertal Alps (; ) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy. Name The range is named after the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) on its north. Geography The range is bounded by the ''Tuxerjoch'' mountain pass to the north (separating it from the Tux Alps); the '' Birnlücke'' - ''Forcella del Picco'' pass to the east (separating it from the Hohe Tauern); the Eisack and its tributary the Rienz to the south (separating it from the Southern Limestone Alps); and the Brenner Pass to the west (separating it from the Stubai Alps). Sub-groups The Zillertal Alps are divided into the following sub-groups: * Tux main ridge (''Tuxer Hauptkamm'') * Zillertal main ridge (''Zillertaler Hauptkamm'') and side ridgesThis is further sub-divided as follows: Hauptkamm, Hochstellerkamm, Greinerkamm, Mörchen and Igentkamm, Floitenkamm, Ahornkamm, Riblerkamm, Magnerkamm. * Reichenspitze Group and eastern Ziller ridgesThis is further subdivided as ...
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Tyrol (state)
Tyrol ( ; ; ) is an Austrian Provinces of Austria, federal state. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical County of Tyrol, Princely County of Tyrol. It is a constituent part of the present-day Euroregion Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino (together with South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy). The capital of Tyrol is Innsbruck. Geography Tyrol is separated into two parts, divided by a strip of Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State. The two constituent parts of Tyrol are the northern and larger North Tyrol () and the southeastern and smaller East Tyrol ('). Salzburg State lies to the east of North Tyrol, while on the south Tyrol has a border to the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the First World War. With a land area of , Tyrol is the third-largest federal state in Austria. North Tyrol shares its borders with the federal states Salzburg in the east and Vorarlberg in the west. In the north, it adjoins the Germany ...
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Grosser Loeffler HQ
Grosser or Großer is the masculine nominative singular form of the German adjective "gross", meaning "big", "great", "large", "tall", and the like. It is part of many placenames, especially of mountains. It is also a surname. People with that surname include: * Alfred Grosser (1925–2024), German-French writer, sociologist, and political scientist * Arthur Grosser (active from 1987), Canadian physical chemist and actor * Jamey Grosser, American motorcycle racer * Jorge Grosser (born 1945), Chilean runner * Lily Grosser (1894–1968), German-French activist * Maximilian Großer (born 2001), German footballer * Maurice Grosser (1903–1986), American painter, art critic, and writer * Pamela Großer (born 1977), German actress * Peter Grosser (1938–2021), German football player and coach * Philip Grosser (1890–1933), Ukrainian-American anarchist and anti-militarist * Thomas Grosser (1965–2008), German footballer * Tim Grosser (born 1942), Australian cricketer See also * Gross ...
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Rauhkofel
The Rauhkofel or Rauchkofel (, ) is a summit on the main crest of the Zillertal Alps, which forms the border between the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Italian province of South Tyrol. The name of the mountain ("rugged peak") comes from the rugged appearance of the granite blocks that form the summit . The Rauhkofel rises above its neighbouring peaks on the main Zillertal ridge considerably and it is considered the best lookout mountain in the eastern Zillertal Alps.Goedecke: ''3000er in den Nordalpen.'' page 155, see literature The east and south arêtes of the Rauhkofel are part of the main crest of the Zillertal Alps. Another ridge runs from the summit heading northwest; on its continuation at a distance of just under two kilometres is the Kleinspitze (3,172 m). North of the summit are the remnants of the Rauhkofelkees glacier. At the southwestern foot of the peak is the Waldner See, the largest lake in the Ahrntal valley. Ascent The summit is almost exclusively approache ...
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Großer Mörchner
Grosser or Großer is the masculine nominative singular form of the German adjective "gross", meaning "big", "great", "large", "tall", and the like. It is part of many placenames, especially of mountains. It is also a surname. People with that surname include: * Alfred Grosser (1925–2024), German-French writer, sociologist, and political scientist * Arthur Grosser (active from 1987), Canadian physical chemist and actor * Jamey Grosser, American motorcycle racer * Jorge Grosser (born 1945), Chilean runner * Lily Grosser (1894–1968), German-French activist * Maximilian Großer (born 2001), German footballer * Maurice Grosser (1903–1986), American painter, art critic, and writer * Pamela Großer (born 1977), German actress * Peter Grosser (1938–2021), German football player and coach * Philip Grosser (1890–1933), Ukrainian-American anarchist and anti-militarist * Thomas Grosser (1965–2008), German footballer * Tim Grosser (born 1942), Australian cricketer See also * Gross ...
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Reichenspitze
The Reichenspitze is a mountain, , in the eastern Zillertal Alps on the border between the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol. It is the highest peak of the range named after it, the Reichenspitze Group, and offers good, all-round views. Its neighbouring peaks, all linked by arêtes, are the 3,263-metre-high '' Gabler'' to the northeast, the ''Richterspitze'' (3,052 m) to the south and the 3,278-metre-high Wildgerlosspitze to the northwest. First ascent The mountain was first ascended in 1856 by a farmer from Prettau in the valley of Tauferer Ahrntal, whose name has been lost. He climbed from the southeast up the east face, a route that, today, is assessed near the summit as climbing grade UIAA III. The first touristic ascent took place on 16 July 1865 by Peter Haller from Gmünd and foresters, Anton Peer and Josef Unterrainer of Schönachtal.'' Zeitschrift des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins'', Munich, 1870/71, Abteilung I, p. 113 Routes An ascent of the su ...
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Schwarzenstein (Zillertal Alps)
The Schwarzenstein (; ) is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... References * Heinrich Klier, Walter Klier: Alpine Club Guide ''Zillertaler Alpen'', Munich, 1996, * Alpine Club Map 1:25,000, Sheet 35/2, ''Zillertaler Alpen, Mitte'' External links Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (federal state) Mountains of South Tyrol Alpine three-thousanders Zillertal Alps Austria–Italy border International mountains of Europe {{TrentinoAltoAdige-mountain-stub ...
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Hoher Weißzint
The Hoher Weißzint (; ) is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... References * Heinrich Klier und Walter Klier: ''Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen'', München 1996, * Eduard Richter (Redaktion): ''Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen, Band III'', Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, Berlin 1894, Seite 635 * Alpenvereinskarte 1:25.000, Blatt 35/1, ''Zillertaler Alpen West'' (Die Edelrauthütte/Eisbruggjochhütte ist auf dieser Karte nicht verzeichnet, da sie außerhalb des Ausschnitts liegt) * Tabacco-Verlag, Udine: ''Carta Topografica'' 1:25.000, Blatt 037, ''Hochfeiler, Pfunderer Berge'' External links Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol ( ...
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Großer Löffler
The Großer Löffler is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... References * Heinrich Klier, Walter Klier: '' Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen'', Rother Verlag München (1996), * Alpenvereinskarte 1:25.000, Blatt 35/2, ''Zillertaler Alpen, Mitte'' External links Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (federal state) Mountains of South Tyrol Alpine three-thousanders Zillertal Alps Austria–Italy border International mountains of Europe {{TrentinoAltoAdige-mountain-stub ...
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Turnerkamp
The Turnerkamp is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... References * H. Klier, Walter Klier: '' Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen.'' Rother Verlag, München 1996, * Alpenvereinskarte 1:25.000, Blatt 35/2, ''Zillertaler Alpen, mittleres Blatt'' * Tabacco-Verlag, Udine, carta topografica 1:25.000, Blatt 036, ''Campo Tures/Sand in Taufers'' External links Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (federal state) Mountains of South Tyrol Alpine three-thousanders Zillertal Alps Austria–Italy border International mountains of Europe {{TrentinoAltoAdige-mountain-stub ...
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Schrammacher
The Schrammacher is a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol. At 3,410 or 3,411 m it is, after the Olperer, the second highest peak of the Tux ridge of the Zillertal Alps. With its horn shape and its steep and smooth northwest wall the mountain is imposing from several directions. Location The Schrammacher is 4 km north-northwest of the Pfitscherjoch (on the border of Italy and Austria) and 4 kilometers west of the Schlegeis reservoir at the head of the Zillertal. The Alpeiner Scharte (2,969 m) to the north connects Schrammacher to Fußstein and Olperer, while to the west the adjacent summit is the Sagwandspitze (3,224 m), where the ridge turns south and continues to the Hohe Wand (3,289 m) on the Austrian-Italian border. The East flank descends 1600 m into the ‘’Zamser Grund”” valley, while the 900 m high, steep northwest face, made of slabby rock, dominates the head of the Alpeiner and Vals valleys to the west. Three glaciers remain on the mountain: the Alpein ...
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Hochfernerspitze
The Hochfernerspitze is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps in South Tyrol, Italy. References * Heinrich und Walter Klier: '' Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen'', Rother Verlag München (1996), * Alpine Club Map Alpine Club maps (, often abbreviated to ''AV-Karten'' i.e. AV maps) are especially detailed maps for summer and winter mountain climbers, hikers, and ski tourers. They are predominantly published at a scale of 1:25.000, although some sheets have ... 1:25.000, Sheet 35/1 * Tabacco-Verlag, Udine, ''carta topografica 1:25.000, Sheet 037, Hochfeiler-Pfunderer Berge'' External links Mountains of the Alps Mountains of South Tyrol Alpine three-thousanders Zillertal Alps {{TrentinoAltoAdige-mountain-stub ...
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