The Untere Wildgrubenspitze (rarely ''Große Wildgrubenspitze'') is the highest peak of the

Lechquellen Mountains The Lechquellen Mountains () or Lechquellen range is a small mountain group within the Northern Limestone Alps of the Eastern Alps. It lies entirely within the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and includes the upper reaches of the river Lech (ri ...

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 ...

. It reaches a height of and is located west of the ski resort of

Zürs Zürs (1716 meters above sea level) is one of the most renowned winter sports resorts in the Alps. Located in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, almost directly on the border to North Tyrol, near the Flexenpass, Zürs is part of the A ...

. The summit may be reached from the Ravensburger Hut via the Schneegrube, Nadelscharte and southwest

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 ...

. This involves grade II to III climbing. The ascent from the northern side, from the Zürsersee is easier and protected with wire cables. Around a kilometre north is the Obere Wildgrubenspitze with a height of .

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