Mountain peaks in Tyrol

Peaks and Viewpoints

This selection features Tyrol’s most prominent alpine summits and observation points. It includes the Grossglockner, Austria's highest peak at 3,798 meters, and the Birkkarspitze, the highest point in the Karwendel range. The list spans the Ötztal Alps, highlighting technical peaks like the Weißkugel and the triple-crested Guslarspitzen. Urban perspectives are provided by Innsbruck’s 15th-century Stadtturm, while the Inntalblick and Wolfsee observation tower offer accessible panoramas over the Inn Valley and surrounding mountain landscapes.

Peaks and Viewpoints — Map

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City Tower

The 15th century tower is a perfect vantage point for overlooking Innsbruck and its charming mountain panorama.

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Grossglockner

The Grossglockner, or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic, the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in…

C

Neuschwanstein Castle View

Vantage point offering a direct view of the 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace and the surrounding Bavarian Alpine landscape.

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Birkkarspitze

The Birkkarspitze is the highest mountain in the Karwendel range, Austria as well as an ultra prominent peak.

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Weißkugel

Weißkugel, or Weißkogel, is the second highest mountain in the Ötztal Alps and the third highest mountain in Austria.

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Kleinglockner

At the height of 3,770 metres the Kleinglockner is the third highest mountain summit in Austria.

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Romariswandköpfe

Double-summit mountain in the Glockner Group reaching 3,511 meters, located on the main ridge of the Tauern mountains.

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Firmisanschneide

The Firmisanschneide is a peak in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps.

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Schneewinkelkopf

A 3,476-meter peak in the Glockner Group situated on the Tauern main ridge between the Romariswandköpfe and the Johannisberg.

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Gratlspitze

The Gratlspitze or Gratlspitz, is a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel Alps.

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Vordere Guslarspitze

The easternmost summit of the three Guslarspitzen in the Ötztal Alps, standing at 3,118 meters above the Rofen Valley.

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Mittlere Guslarspitze

The central peak of the Guslarspitzen group in the Ötztal Alps, with an elevation of 3,128 meters.

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Hintere Guslarspitze

The highest point of the Guslarspitzen triple-summit at 3,147 meters, located in the Weißkamm ridge of the Ötztal Alps.

Michael Kranewitter, Vienna / CC BY 2.5

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Barmer Spitze

The Barmer Spitze is a peak of the Rieserferner group on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.

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Schildenstein

The Schildenstein is a 1613 m high mountain in the Mangfall Mountains in Bavaria.

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Östlicher Hennesiglkopf - Croda Est della Gallina

A 3,171-meter peak in the Ötztal Alps, situated near the Hohenzollernhaus mountain hut.

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Äußere Quellspitze - Cima della Sorgente

A 3,385-meter summit on the main ridge of the Ötztal Alps, marking the border between North and South Tyrol.

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Inntalblick

Observation point overlooking the Inn Valley, offering views of the river and the peaks of the Ötztal and Samnaun Alps.

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Hinterer Diemkogel

A 3,398-meter peak located in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps.

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Aussichtsturm am Wolfsee

A wooden observation tower near the Wolfsee lake in Fiss, providing views across the Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis plateau.

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