Westliches Zwillingsköpfl

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The Westliches Zwillingsköpfl, is a 2,835-metre mountain peak on the border of Italy and Austria. The Westliches Zwillingsköpfl is the northernmost point of Italy, even though the nearby Glockenkarkopf is often considered to hold this distinction. The first known ascent of the Westliches Zwillingsköpfl was made on 9 July 1895 by Franz Hofer and Fritz Koegl, who published an account of their tour in the journal of the Österreichischer Alpenverein in 1897. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°5'32"N, 12°11'9"E

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SalzburgAustria

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Westliches Zwillingsköpfl – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Simonyspitzen, Dreiherrnspitze, Rauhkofel, Schlieferspitze.

3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Simonyspitzen
97 min walk • The Simonyspitzen are two mountain summits in the Venediger Group of the Austrian Central Alps. They lie within the High Tauern National Park on the border between the Austrian states of East Tyrol and Salzburg.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dreiherrnspitze
78 min walk • The Dreiherrnspitze, at 3,499 m above mean sea level, is a mountain on the tripoint between the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol, and South Tyrol in Italy.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rauhkofel
117 min walk • The Rauhkofel or Rauchkofel is a summit on the main crest of the Zillertal Alps, which forms the border between the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schlieferspitze
88 min walk • The Schlieferspitze is a mountain, 3,290 m, on the ridge known as the Krimmler Kamm in the Venediger Group of the Alps. The ridge lies in the northwest of the High Tauern, part of the Austrian Central Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rötspitze
117 min walk • The Rötspitze is a mountain in the Hohe Tauern on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Reichenspitze
123 min walk • The Reichenspitze is a mountain, 3,303 m, in the eastern Zillertal Alps on the border between the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol. It is the highest peak of the range named after it, the Reichenspitze Group, and offers good, all-round views.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Malhamspitzen
116 min walk • The Malhamspitzen are the four peaks of a mighty massif on the Maurerkamm, an Alpine mountain chain in the Venediger Group in Austria's High Tauern National Park. They rise south of the Reggentörl and are only separated from one another by small cols.
3.1 miE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Warnsdorfer Hütte
79 min walk • The Warnsdorfer Hütte is an alpine club hut of the Warnsdorf-Krimml section of the Austrian Alpine Club.
6 miSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Clarahütte
153 min walk • The Clara Hut is a mountain hut of the Essen Section of the German Alpine Club in the Umbaltal valley in the middle of the Austrian Hohe Tauern National Park.
5.9 miSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Essener-Rostocker Hütte
150 min walk • The Essener-Rostocker Hütte is an alpine club hut of the Essen Section of the German Alpine Club in the Moorer Valley in the Venediger Group in East Tyrol.
5.7 miNW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Zittauer Hütte
145 min walk • The Zittauer Hütte is a high-alpine refuge of the Warnsdorf-Krimml section of the Austrian Alpine Club. It is located at 2328 m above sea level in the Wildgerlostal valley in the Hohe Tauern National Park.