Alpine outdoor experiences in Austria

Alpine Outdoor Highlights

This list features key alpine mountain passes, peaks, and huts in Austria’s Silvretta and Montafon regions. It includes notable passes such as Bielerhöhe and Hochtannberg, prominent peaks like Piz Buin and Dreiländerspitze, well-known alpine huts, and leading ski resorts including Silvretta Arena and Ski Arlberg, showcasing the area’s diverse outdoor alpine landscapes.

Alpine Outdoor Highlights — Map

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Bielerhöhe Pass

The Bielerhöhe connects the Montafon valley in Vorarlberg with the Paznaun valley in Tirol.

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Hochtann Mountain Pass

Hochtann Mountain Pass is a mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg.

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Tiroler Zugspitzbahn Talstation

Base station for the Tiroler Zugspitze cable car providing access to the Zugspitze massif.

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Coburger Hut

The Coburger Hut is an Alpine hut owned by the Coburg Branch of the German Alpine Club.

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Silvretta Arena

This ski area consists of more than 200km of pistes suitable for both beginners and advanced skiers!

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Sonnenkopf Ski Resort

Ski resort in Vorarlberg named after the 2,273 m Sonnenkopf peak.

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Piz Buin

Piz Buin is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland.

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Dreiländerspitze

The Dreiländerspitze is with 3,197 m one of the higher mountains in the Silvretta range in the eastern Alps and located on the…

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Watzespitze

The Watzespitze or Waze is the highest mountain in the Kaunergrat group of the Ötztal Alps. It is located in Tyrol, Austria.

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Kaltenberghütte

Alpine hut of the German Alpine Club’s Reutlingen section located in the Verwall range.

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Ski Arlberg

The Ski Arlberg ski area is situated in the Arlberg massif in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol.

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Montafon

Montafon is a 39 km long valley in the westernmost Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg.It is traversed by the river Ill and extends from…

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Anton-Renk-Hütte

Unstaffed mountain shelter of the German Alpine Club’s Aachen section situated at 2,261 m.

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Madlenerhaus

Mountain hut operated by Illwerke VKW at 1,986 m in the Silvretta range.

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Tilisunahütte

Mountain hut of the Austrian Alpine Club’s Vorarlberg section located in the upper Gampadel valley.

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