The Watzespitze or Waze (3,533m) is the highest mountain in the Kaunergrat group of the
Ötztal Alps
The Ötztal Alps (, ) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the Tyrol (state), State of Tyrol in western Austria and the South Tyrol, Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
The Ötztal Alps are arrayed at the head of ...
. It is located in
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 ...
,
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 ...
. The mountain has two summits, the main summit and the south summit at 3,503m. It is located between the valleys of
Kaunertal
The Kaunertal is a municipality and alpine valley in the Landeck district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The municipality is located about southeast of Landeck at the upper course of the Inn river.
The Kaunertal valley is 28 km (17 m ...
in the east and
Pitztal
The Pitztal is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria. The Pitztal is a southern side valley of the Upper Inntal, and runs between the valleys Ötztal (to the east) and Kaunertal (to the west). The Pitze
The Pitze (also: ''Pitzbach'') is a ...
in the west. The mountain is a challenging climb due to its hanging glaciers and steep ridges.
Gallery
Madatschkopf und Wazespitze.jpg, Watzespitze as seen from the west from the Glockturm ridge
WatzespitzeVonKaunergrathütte.jpg, Watzespitze from the northeast, with the Kaunergrathütte
References
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Mountains of Tyrol (federal state)
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Ötztal Alps