Villgraten Mountains

Villgraten Mountains
The two highest summits of the Villgraten Mountains, the Weiße Spitze (2,962 m, left) and Rote Spitze (2,956 m, right) seen from the Oberseitsee to the northwest (2,576 m)
Highest point
PeakWeiße Spitze
Elevation2,962 m above sea level (AA)
Dimensions
Length44 km (27 mi)
Geography
Villgraten Mountains is located in Alps
Villgraten Mountains
Location of the Villgraten Mountains within the Eastern Alps
State(s)East Tyrol, Trentino-South Tyrol
Range coordinates46°52′18″N 12°21′29″E / 46.87167°N 12.35806°E / 46.87167; 12.35806
Parent rangeHigh Tauern

The Villgraten Mountains (German: Villgratner Berge) or Deferegg Alps (Deferegger Alpen), also called the Defreggen Mountains (Defreggengebirge, archaically also with "ff") are a subgroup of the Austrian Central Alps within the Eastern Alps of Europe. Together with the Ankogel Group, the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the Granatspitze Group, the Venediger Group and the Rieserferner Group, the Villgraten Mountains are part of the major mountain range, the High Tauern. Their highest summit is the Weiße Spitze with a height of 2,962 m above sea level (AA).