Ötztal Alps

Ötztal Alps
Hintere Schwärze
Highest point
Peak	Wildspitze
Elevation	3,774 m (12,382 ft)
Coordinates	46°53′49″N 10°52′31″E / 46.89694°N 10.87528°E / 46.89694; 10.87528
Geography
Location of Ötztal Alps (highlighted in red).
Countries	Austria and Italy
Range coordinates	46°45′N 10°55′E / 46.750°N 10.917°E / 46.750; 10.917Coordinates: 46°45′N 10°55′E / 46.750°N 10.917°E / 46.750; 10.917
Parent range	Central Eastern Alps
Borders on	Stubai Alps

The Ötztal Alps (Italian: Alpi Venoste, German: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in southern Austria and the Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.

Geography

The Ötztal Alps are arrayed at the head of the Ötztal valley, a side valley of the Inn river southwest of Innsbruck, Austria. One line of summits forms part of the border between Austria and Italy.

The Ötztal Alps are bordered by the Reschen Pass (1504 m) in the west and the Inn river in the northwest and north. In the east the range is separated from the Stubai Alps by the Ötztaler Ache in the Ötztal, the Timmelsjoch (2474 m) and the Passer river in the Passeier Valley. On the south and southwest, the range is limited by the deep valley of the Etsch river, here known as the Vinschgau.

In September 1991, Ötzi the so-called "Iceman" was found on the Hauslabjoch between the peaks Fineilspitze and Similaun.

Peaks

Brandenburger house and Weißkugel

The highest point of the Ötztal Alps is Wildspitze 3,774 metres (12,382 ft), which is also the second highest mountain in Austria (after Großglockner). Wildspitze is on one of several arms that extend north and northeast from the main ridge.

Some of the main peaks of the Ötztal Alps are:

A panorama from Hohe Mut, above Obergurgl.

A panorama from the Gaislachkogel, above Sölden, with the Stubaier Alps on the left

Passes

The main mountain passes of the Ötztal Alps are:

See also

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• Geography of the Alps