Wildspitze | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,770 m (12,370 ft) |
Prominence | 2,261 m (7,418 ft)[1] Ranked 4th in the Alps |
Parent peak | Ortler (Finsteraarhorn) |
Listing | Ultra Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°53′07″N 10°52′02″E / 46.88528°N 10.86722°E |
Geography | |
Location | North Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Ötztal Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1848 by Leander Klotz and a fellow local farmer |
Easiest route | basic snow climb |
Wildspitze (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪltˌʃpɪt͡sə] ) is the highest mountain in the Ötztal Alps and in North Tyrol, as well as the second highest mountain in Austria after the Großglockner and in terms of prominence (2261 m) is the fourth summit of the Alps and the fifteenth of Europe.