Eastern Alps| Range Type | Bogus mountain grouping for this site | | Highest Point | Großglockner (3798 m/12,461 ft) | | Countries | Austria (56%), Italy (28%), Slovenia (11%), Hungary (4%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | States/Provinces | Steiermark (15%), Veneto (13%), Niederösterreich (9%), Kärnten (9%), Trentino-Alto Adige (8%), Oberösterreich (8%), Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (7%), Tirol (6%), Salzburg (5%), Burgenland (4%), Győr-Moson-Sopron (3%), Vas (2%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | Area | 107,553 sq km / 41,526 sq mi
Area may include lowland areas | | Extent | 387 km / 240 mi North-South
554 km / 344 mi East-West | | Center Lat/Long | 46° 50' N; 14° 7' E | | Map Link | Microsoft Bing Map |
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Major Peaks of the Eastern Alps| Ten Highest Peaks | | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range4 | | 1. | Großglockner | 3798 | 12,461 | Hohe Tauern | | 2. | Kleinglockner | 3770 | 12,369 | Hohe Tauern | | 3. | Wildspitze | 3768 | 12,362 | Tirol Alpen | | 4. | Weißkugel | 3738 | 12,264 | Tirol Alpen | | 5. | Großvenediger | 3666 | 12,028 | Hohe Tauern | | 6. | Hintere Schwärze | 3624 | 11,890 | Tirol Alpen | | 7. | Similaun | 3599 | 11,808 | Tirol Alpen | | 8. | Großes Wiesbachhorn | 3564 | 11,693 | Hohe Tauern | | 9. | Rainerhorn | 3559 | 11,677 | Hohe Tauern | | 10. | Großer Ramolkogel | 3550 | 11,647 | Tirol Alpen | | Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included. |
Photos of Peaks in the Eastern AlpsGroßglockner
The Grossglockner's summit is in and out of clouds (1993-08-05). | Wildspitze
Wildspitze from Taschachferner (northwest) (2018-09-15). Photo by Flo Z.
Click here for larger-size photo. | Großvenediger
This photo is de North-West wall of the Grossvenediger, Half way summit and Kürsinger Hütte (2013-07-31). Photo by Nico Langerak.
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Similaun, final meters to summit (2013-07-26). Photo by Nico Langerak.
Click here for larger-size photo. | Watzespitze
East faces of Watzespitze (left, 11588'/3532m), Verpeilspitze (mid, 11230'/3423m) and Rofelewand (right, 11001'/3353m) from west ridge of Hohe Geige (11138'/3395m)
(2020-09-02). Photo by Justus Cöster.
Click here for larger-size photo. | Hochfeiler
Hochfeiler / Gran Pilastro (2009-08-07). Photo by Szaniszló Uherkovich.
Click here for larger-size photo. | Zuckerhütl
Summit cross on the top of Zuckerhütl, the highest peak of Stubai Alps (2021-08-15). Photo by Malek Belhadj.
Click here for larger-size photo. | Hochgall
Hochgall seen from the west. To the left the pre-summit Graues Nöckl, on the right side Wildgall (3273) (2017-10-11). Photo by Johannes Lö.
Click here for larger-size photo. | Verpeilspitze
East faces of Watzespitze (left, 11588'/3532m), Verpeilspitze (mid, 11230'/3423m) and Rofelewand (right, 11001'/3353m) from west ridge of Hohe Geige (11138'/3395m)
(2020-09-02). Photo by Justus Cöster.
Click here for larger-size photo. | Hohe Geige
Blocky west ridge of Hohe Geige (11138'/3395m), nowadays becoming the standard route due to increased rockfall on the easier southwest flank (2020-09-02). Photo by Justus Cöster.
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