Zillertal Alps

Zillertal Alps

The Zillertal Alps
Highest point
Peak Hochfeiler
Elevation 3,510 m (11,520 ft)
Coordinates 46°58′22″N 11°43′34″E / 46.97278°N 11.72611°E / 46.97278; 11.72611
Geography

Zillertal Alps (in red) within the Alps

Countries Austria and Italy
States Tyrol, Salzburg and South Tyrol
Range coordinates 47°00′N 11°55′E / 47°N 11.92°E / 47; 11.92Coordinates: 47°00′N 11°55′E / 47°N 11.92°E / 47; 11.92
Parent range Central Eastern Alps

The Zillertal Alps (German: Zillertaler Alpen; Italian: Alpi Aurine) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy.

Name

The range is named after the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) on its north.

Geography

The range is bounded by the Tuxerjoch mountain 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 Eisack and its tributary the Rienz to the south (separating it from the Southern Limestone Alps); and the Brenner Pass to the west (separating it from the Stubai Alps).

Sub-groups

Simple suspension bridge in the Zillertal Alps
The Große Löffler (3,376 m) seen from the Gigalitz

The Zillertal Alps are divided into the following sub-groups:

Peaks

The main peaks of the Zillertal Alps are:

Peak Elevation (m/ft)
Hochfeiler3,51011,515
Großer Möseler3,48611,438
Olperer3,48011,418
Schrammacher3,41011,190
Turnerkamp3,42211,228
Großer Löffler3,38211,096
Fußstein3,38011,090
Schwarzenstein3,37011,057
Reichenspitze3,30510,844
Großer Mörchner3,28710,785
Rauhkofel3,25110,666
Hoher Riffler3,23110,600
Hintere Stangenspitze3,22510,581
Zillerplatenspitze3,14810,328
Napfspitze3,14410,314
Wilde Kreuzspitze313510,286
Zsigmondyspitze3,08510,122

Passes

The main mountain passes of the Zillertal Alps are:

Mountain passLocationTypeElevation (m/ft)
Mitterbachjoch Zemmtal to Sand in Tauferssnow3130 10,270
Trippachsattel Floiten Valley to Sand in Tauferssnow3054 10,020
Alpeinerscharte Zemmtal to Wipptalfoot path 2960 9712
Keilbachjoch Mayrhofen to Ahrntalfoot path 2868 9410
Heiliggeistjöchl Mayrhofen to Ahrntalfoot path 2658 8721
Krimmlertauern Krimml to Ahrntalfoot path 2634 8642
Horndljöchl Mayrhofen to Ahrntalfoot path 2555 8383
Lappacherjoch Lappach to Ahrntalfoot path 2366 7763
Tuxerjoch Tuxertal to Wipptalfoot path 2346 7697
Pfitscherjoch Zemmtal to Sterzingfoot path 2248 7376

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