The Geier, at , is the second highest mountain in the
Tux Alps
The Tux Alps () or Tux Prealps (''Tuxer Voralpen'') are a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps, which in turn form part of the Eastern Alps within Central Europe. They are located entirely within the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. The Tux Al ...
in the Austrian state of
Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...
.
The Geier lies in the center of the Tux Alps, where the south-west
Schmirntal, the west
Navistal, the east
Tuxer Tal and the north
Wattental come together. 450 meters north of the Geier lies the much more rugged
Lizumer Reckner
The Lizumer Reckner is, at ,Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen: Österreichische Karte 1:50.000AMAP Online accessed on 13 April 2011 the highest mountain in the Tux Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Location and area
The Lizumer Reck ...
, the highest mountain in the Tux Alps. About 400 meters southeast of the Geier at about 2660 m is the Junssee, which is about 200 by 100 meters in size. With the exception of the south-west flank, the Geier belongs to the Lizum-Walchen military training area. Like the Lizumer Reckner, it can also be climbed from all four adjacent valleys. From the
Lizumer Hütte in the Wattental, it is often climbed as a ski tour, even in winter. At the summit of the Geier there is a tin vulture, based on the name of the mountain.
Geology
The summit area is mainly composed of serpentinites of the Reckner complex, mainly lherzolites, with subordinate harzburgites and dunites. The Reckner complex consists of former oceanic crust, so-called ophiolites. The Reckner Complex is located in the border area between the Lower East Alps in the north and the Tauern Window in the south and is assigned to either the Penninic or the Lower East Alps.
History
The
2016 Geier avalanche took place at this mountain.
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Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Tyrol (federal state)
Two-thousanders of Austria
Tux Alps