Zillertal Alps

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Hochfeiler / Gran Pilastro seen from the south (Italian) side in winter

The Zillertal Alps (German: Zillertaler Alpen) are a mountain range of the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy. The range is named after the Zillertal (Ziller river valley), on its north. It is part of the Central Eastern Alps.

The range is bounded by the Tuxerjoch pass to the north (separating it from the Tux Alps); the Birnlücke-Forcella del Picco Pass to the east (separating it from the Hohe Tauern); the river Eisack-Isarco and its tributary Rienz-Rienza to the south (separating it from the Southern Limestone Alps); the Brenner Pass to the west (separating it from the Stubai Alps).

[edit] Peaks

The main peaks of the Zillertal Alps are:

Peak	Elevation (m/ft)
Hochfeiler	3510	11,515
Großer Möseler	3486	11,438
Olperer	3480	11,418
Turnerkamp	3422	11,228
Groß Löffler	3382	11,096
Fußstein	3380	11,090
Schwarzenstein	3370	11,057
Reichenspitze	3305	10,844
Großer Mörchner	3287	10,785
Zsigmondyspitze	3085	10,122

[edit] Passes

The main mountain passes of the Zillertal Alps are:

Mountain pass	Location	Type	Elevation (m/ft)
Mitterbachjoch	Zemmtal to Sand in Taufers-Campo Tures	snow	3130	10,270
Trippachsattel	Floiten Valley to Sand in Taufers	snow	3054	10,020
Alpeinerscharte	Zemmtal to Wipptal	foot path	2960	9712
Keilbachjoch	Mayrhofen to Ahrntal-Valle Aurina	foot path	2868	9410
Heiliggeistjöchl	Mayrhofen to Ahrntal	foot path	2658	8721
Krimmlertauern	Krimml to Ahrntal	foot path	2634	8642
Horndljöchl	Mayrhofen to Ahrntal	foot path	2555	8383
Lappacherjoch	Lappach-Lappago to Ahrntal	foot path	2366	7763
Tuxerjoch	Tuxertal to Wipptal	foot path	2346	7697
Pfitscherjoch	Zemmtal to Sterzing-Vipiteno	foot path	2248	7376