The Leilachspitze in the
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the Germany, German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the Austrian states of Tyrol (state), Tyrol an ...
is a
mountain
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, , and the highest peak in the
Vilsalpsee Mountains. It lies within the
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n 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 ...
.
Gallery
File:Leilachspitze von Westen (von der Lachenspitze aus).jpg, View from the Lachenspitze of the Leilachspitze and Luchsköpfe
File:Leilachspitze von Osten.jpg, North Arête and summit block of the Leilachspitze from the east (Rauth)
File:Leilachspitze Nordostgrat.JPG, Northeast Arête (ascent from Rauth)
File:Leilachspitze Suedwestflanke.JPG, Southwest flank (ascent from the Landsberger Hut)
References
Literature
* Kompass walking, cycling and ski touring map: Sheet 04 ''Tannheimer Tal'' (1:35,000). (as at: February 2007)
External links
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Tour report– detailed report with map, photographs and information on the mountaineering requirements
Two-thousanders of Austria
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Tyrol (federal state)
Allgäu Alps