Hohe Villerspitze Explained

Hohe Villerspitze
Photo Size:282px
Elevation: (3087disp=output onlyNaNdisp=output only)
Isolation:4.0 km → Berglasspitze
Prominence:293 m ↓ Kleines Horntaler Joch
Listing:Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Range:Stubai Alps
Location:Tyrol, Austria
Map:Austria
Coordinates:47.1081°N 11.1733°W
Geology:amphibolite
First Ascent:20 July 1887 by Carl Gsaller
Normal Route:northwest arête (UIAA grade II)

The Hohe Villerspitze is a mountain,, in the Southeastern Sellrain Mountains (Südöstlichen Sellrainer Bergen), a sub-group of the northern Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The mountain has three tops that, together, form an isolated, massive and prominent rocky summit made of amphibolite. Due to its geographic dominance and easily accessibility the Villerspitze is a fairly frequently visited lookout mountain, but it is not one to be underestimated. The southwestern rock tower has a height of, the middle one is and the northwestern top is . A prominent arête runs south from the summit.

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