Wildspitze

Wildspitze
Wildspitze as seen from the northeast, with the south summit left and the snowy north summit right.
Highest point
Elevation3,770 m (12,370 ft)
Prominence2,261 m (7,418 ft)[1]
Ranked 4th in the Alps
Parent peakOrtler (Finsteraarhorn)
ListingUltra
Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°53′07″N 10°52′02″E / 46.88528°N 10.86722°E / 46.88528; 10.86722
Geography
Wildspitze is located in Austria
Wildspitze
Wildspitze
Austria
LocationNorth Tyrol, Austria
Parent rangeÖtztal Alps
Climbing
First ascent1848 by Leander Klotz and a fellow local farmer
Easiest routebasic snow climb
Wildspitze (one third from left) seen from the mountain Hinterer Brunnkogel, the highest point of the Pitztal glacier ski resort. Right beside is the Hinterer Brochkogel, below the Wildspitze lies the glacier Taschachferner. In the lower left corner is the saddle Mittelbergjoch, through which one may access the Taschachferner on the way up.

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.

  1. ^ The key col is the Reschen Pass.