The Hohe Villerspitze is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

, , in the Southeastern Sellrain Mountains (''Südöstlichen Sellrainer Bergen''), a sub-group of the northern

Stubai Alps The Stubai Alps (, ) is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It derives its name from the Stubaital valley to its east and is located southwest of Innsbruck, Austria. Several peaks form the border between Austria and Italy. The ...

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 mountain has three tops that, together, form an isolated, massive and prominent rocky summit made of

amphibolite Amphibolite () is a metamorphic rock that contains amphibole, especially hornblende and actinolite, as well as plagioclase feldspar, but with little or no quartz. It is typically dark-colored and dense, with a weakly foliated or schistose ...

. Due to its geographic dominance and easily accessibility the Villerspitze is a fairly frequently visited lookout mountain, but it is not one to be underestimated. The southwestern rock tower has a height of , the middle one is and the northwestern top is . A prominent

arête An arête ( ; ) is a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequ ...

runs south from the summit. Hohe Villerspitze S

Literature and maps

*Walter Klier, ''Stubaier Alpen'', Alpine Club Guide, Munich, 2006, *Eduard Richter, ''Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Vol II'', Berlin, Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, 1894 *Alpine Club map 1:25,000 series, Sheet 31/2 ''Stubaier Alpen, Sellrain''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Villerspitze, Hohe Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (federal state) Stubai Alps