Hohe Villerspitze

Hohe Villerspitze
The Hohe Villerspitze from the east
Highest point
Elevation3,087 m (AA) (10,128 ft)
Prominence293 m ↓ Kleines Horntaler Joch
Isolation4.0 km → Berglasspitze
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates47°06′29″N 11°10′24″E / 47.10806°N 11.17333°E / 47.10806; 11.17333
Geography
Hohe Villerspitze is located in Austria
Hohe Villerspitze
Hohe Villerspitze
Parent rangeStubai Alps
Geology
Rock typeamphibolite
Climbing
First ascent20 July 1887 by Carl Gsaller
Normal routenorthwest arête (UIAA grade II)

The Hohe Villerspitze is a mountain, 3,087 m (AA), 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 3,087 m (AA), the middle one is 3,081 m (AA) and the northwestern top is 3,024 m (AA). A prominent arête runs south from the summit.

The Hohe Villerspitze from the south

Literature and maps

  • Walter Klier, Stubaier Alpen, Alpine Club Guide, Munich, 2006, ISBN 3-7633-1271-4
  • Eduard Richter, Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Vol II, Berlin, Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, 1894
  • Alpine Club map 1:25,000 series, Sheet 31/2 Stubaier Alpen, Sellrain