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Stubai Alps

Mountain Range · Tyrol, 🇦🇹 Austria
Area 1,727 km²
Time zone Europe/Vienna, Europe/Rome
Stubai Alps

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Stubai Alps: Unmissable Highlights

The Stubai Alps and neighboring Innsbruck combine Tyrolean history with high-altitude geography. Innsbruck’s medieval core features the 15th-century Golden Roof and the Gothic Hofkirche, home to Emperor Maximilian I's cenotaph. Beyond the city, the region is defined by the Stubaier Glacier and the 159-meter-high Stuibenfall, Tyrol's tallest waterfall. The Grawa waterfall offers accessible viewing platforms, while the Aqua Dome provides thermal relaxation using local alpine springs.

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Stubai Alps Peaks

The Stubai Alps feature prominent crystalline and limestone massifs spanning the border of North and South Tyrol. This collection includes the range's highest summit, the 3,505-meter Zuckerhütl, alongside major peaks like the Schrankogel and the Habicht. The region is characterized by extensive glaciers and distinctive geological formations, such as the dolomite-like towers of the Tribulaun group. These summits serve as key landmarks along the Stubaier Höhenweg, a high-altitude trekking route connecting a network of traditional mountain huts.

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Stubai Alps Mountain Huts

The Stubai Alps feature a network of high-altitude mountain huts situated between 1,600 and 3,100 meters across the Austrian Tyrol and Italian South Tyrol. These Category I and II shelters, mostly managed by the German and Austrian Alpine Clubs, provide essential infrastructure for the Stubai High Trail. Many offer regional Tyrolean cuisine, dormitory and private room accommodations, and access to glaciers and peaks like the Zuckerhütl. Facilities often include showers, drying rooms, and Wi-fi, catering to long-distance hikers and mountaineers.

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Stubai Alps Glaciers

The Stubai Alps contain some of the Eastern Alps' most significant ice fields, spanning the high-altitude border between Austria and Italy. This collection features prominent glacial systems like the 6.2-square-kilometer Übeltalferner, the range's largest glacier, alongside the Sulztalferner and Sulzenauferner. These glaciers are vital components of the regional ecosystem, feeding Alpine rivers and shaping the rugged topography of the Sulztal and Stubai valleys through centuries of glacial erosion.

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Stubai Alps Churches

The Stubai Alps and surrounding valleys host a diverse collection of religious architecture, from the grand Gothic Hofkirche in Innsbruck to high-altitude pilgrimage sites like Maria Waldrast. This selection includes the Cistercian Stams Monastery, known for its intricate 13th-century altar, and the Neo-Gothic Locherboden. These sites showcase centuries of Tyrolean history through various architectural styles, including the Baroque Jesuit Church and the Rococo parish church in Telfes, reflecting the deep-rooted spiritual heritage of this Alpine region.

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Stubai Alps Viewpoints

The Stubai Alps, spanning the border of Austria and Italy, feature a diverse range of high-altitude vantage points and natural landmarks. This collection includes the Top of Tyrol platform at 3,210 meters on the Stubai Glacier and the Grawa Waterfall, the widest in the Eastern Alps. Visitors can explore architectural installations like the Timmelsjoch Experience stations, suspension bridges, and natural spectacles such as the Stuibenfall, Tyrol's highest waterfall, across the Ötztal and Stubaital valleys.

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Stubai Alps Cable Cars

This collection covers the extensive lift infrastructure of the Stubai Alps, including the high-capacity 3S Eisgratbahn at the Stubai Glacier and the Acherkogelbahn in the Ötz Valley. These lifts provide access to high-altitude terrains like Hochoetz, Axamer Lizum, and Schlick 2000. Many modern installations feature heated seats and weather protection bubbles, facilitating transport to peaks exceeding 3,000 meters and connecting remote alpine pastures with valley stations.

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Stubai Alps — Map

Stubai Alps — Map

Climate & when to visit

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Typical weather in January

Poor
  • 3° (feels like -1°) · extremes -14°–7°
  • -6° at night
  • 13 rainy days
  • 6 sunny days
  • 3 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in February

Poor
  • 4° (feels like 0°) · extremes -14°–9°
  • -6° at night
  • 11 rainy days
  • 8 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 2 · low

Typical weather in March

Poor
  • 7° (feels like 4°) · extremes -11°–15°
  • -2° at night
  • 14 rainy days
  • 10 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 3 · moderate

Typical weather in April

Poor
  • 13° (feels like 11°) · extremes -5°–21°
  • 3° at night
  • 16 rainy days
  • 8 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 4 · moderate

Typical weather in May

Fair
  • 18° (feels like 17°) · extremes 3°–25°
  • 8° at night
  • 22 rainy days
  • 7 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 5 · moderate

Typical weather in June

Good
  • 22° (feels like 23°) · extremes 6°–29°
  • 12° at night
  • 21 rainy days
  • 8 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in July

Good
  • 24° · extremes 8°–29°
  • 13° at night
  • 22 rainy days
  • 10 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in August

Fair
  • 24° · extremes 8°–29°
  • 14° at night
  • 21 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Comfortable humidity
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 5 · moderate

Typical weather in September

Good
  • 20° (feels like 19°) · extremes 4°–26°
  • 10° at night
  • 16 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 4 · moderate

Typical weather in October

Fair
  • 15° (feels like 14°) · extremes -1°–22°
  • 6° at night
  • 14 rainy days
  • 9 sunny days
  • 5 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 2 · low

Typical weather in November

Poor
  • 8° (feels like 6°) · extremes -8°–15°
  • 1° at night
  • 14 rainy days
  • 5 sunny days
  • 3 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in December

Poor
  • 4° (feels like 1°) · extremes -13°–9°
  • -4° at night
  • 13 rainy days
  • 5 sunny days
  • 3 hours of sunshine per day
  • Dry air
  • Calm winds
  • UV index 1 · low

Climate data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency
Euro EUR € · Card payments · Commonly accepted
Emergency numbers
112
Electricity
Type C / Type F
230 V · 50 Hz
Languages
German
Tap water
Safe to drink
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+43
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Tours & Activities

Golden Roof Museum
Walk
Maria-Theresien-Straße
Walk
City Tower

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