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The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group Reynolds, Kev (2005). ''Walking in the Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, pp. 321-326. . are a
mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
of the
Central Eastern Alps The Central Eastern Alps (), also referred to as Austrian Central Alps () or just Central Alps, comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps in Austria and the adjacent regions of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Slovenia. South of them is ...
at the border of 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 states 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 ...
and
Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...
. It includes the following peaks (sorted by height): * Hoher Riffler 3,168 metres (10,394 feet) *
Kuchenspitze The Kuchenspitze is a mountain, , in the Verwall between the valley of Stanzer Tal and Paznaun in the west of North Tyrol. Location and landscape The mountain rises south of St. Anton am Arlberg in the Stanzer valley. Northeast of the ...
3,148 metres (10,401 feet) *
Küchlspitze The Küchlspitze (also: ''Küchelspitze'') is a three-thousander () in the Verwall between the valley of Stanzer Tal and Paznaun in the western North Tyrol in Austria. Location and landscape The mountain rises between St. Anton am Arlb ...
3,147 metres (10,315 feet) *
Patteriol The Patteriol is a mountain in the Verwall Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It has an elevation of . (In old literature the elevation is stated higher: . Patteriol is sometimes called "Matterhorn of Verwall" because of its shape.Beate Leifert ...
3,059 metres (10,037 feet) *
Saumspitze The Saumspitze is a mountain in the Verwall Alps, a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps. It is situated in the West of the Austrian state of Tyrol. The ascent on normal route from the alpine club hut Alpine club huts () or simply club hut ...
3,039 metres (9,970 feet) * Scheibler 2,978 metres (9,770 feet) *
Gaisspitze The Gaisspitze (also called ''Geißspitze'') is a cone shaped mountain in the Verwall Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol and north of the municipality Galtür. It has an elevation of . The nearest taller mountain is the Glatter Berg (2866  ...
2,779 metres (9,117 feet) For a list of passes, see
Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges The chief passes of the Silvretta and Rhatikon Ranges, from the Fuela Pass to the Reschen Scheideck and the Arlberg Pass, are: :''Note: road status .'' See also * List of highest paved roads in Europe * List of mountain passes This is a lis ...
The Verwall Alps border on the
Silvretta Alps The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tyrol (state), Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian States of Austria, states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass ...
in the west and on the
Samnaun Alps The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, named after the Swiss municipality of Samnaun. They are located at the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Graubünden canton of Switzerland. The Samnaun Alps are se ...
in the south.


External links


Verwall Alps on kamdoalp.cz - Hikes description, prominent peaks


References

Mountain ranges of the Alps Central Alps Mountain ranges of Tyrol (federal state) {{Vorarlberg-geo-stub