Zwölferkogel (Stubai Alps)

Zwölferkogel

The Zwölferkogel from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation 2,988 m above sea level (AA) (9,803 ft)
Isolation 0.8 km Sulzkogel
Coordinates 47°11′24″N 11°00′37″E / 47.19°N 11.01028°E / 47.19; 11.01028Coordinates: 47°11′24″N 11°00′37″E / 47.19°N 11.01028°E / 47.19; 11.01028
Geography
Zwölferkogel

South of Kühtai/Tyrol

State/Province AT-7
Parent range Stubai Alps
Geology
Mountain type Gneiss
rock summit
Climbing
Normal route From Kühtai through the Finstertal valley up the southeast flank or along the Langental valley and via the Zwölferkar cirque[1]

The Zwölferkogel is a mountain, 2,988 m above sea level (AA), in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Topography

The Zwölferkogel lies about 2.7 kilometres south of the winter sport resort of Kühtai. The northwest face of the Zwölferkogel falls around 500 metres into the Längental valley. To the east below the Finstertal is the the Finstertalspeicher, a reservoir belonging to the Sellrain-Silz Power Station. To the south, along a sharp arête, are the Mittagsköpfe (2,934 m above sea level (AA)), the Mittagsturm tower (2,929 m above sea level (AA)) and the Sulzkogel (3,016 m above sea level (AA)).

Gallery

References

  1. bergsteigen.com: Zwölferkogel via the Zwölferkar

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