Patscherkofel

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Patscherkofel

Elevation 2,246 metres (7,369 ft)
Location Tyrol, Flag of Austria Austria
Range Tuxer Alpen
Coordinates 47°12′32″N 11°27′39″E / 47.20889, 11.46083Coordinates: 47°12′32″N 11°27′39″E / 47.20889, 11.46083

Patscherkofel is a mountain 6.70 km south of Innsbruck (in Tyrol, western Austria). The peak is around 2,246 metres (7,369 ft) above sea level.

During the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics, the mountain was the venue of the alpine skiing downhill races, along with the bobsleigh and luge competitions in neighboring Igls.

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