Zillertal Alps
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| Zillertal Alps | |
| Range | |
 North face of the Hochfeiler, highest peak in the Zillertaler Alps, above the Schlegeiskees glacier, as seen from near the Furtschaglhaus alpine hut
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| Countries | Austria, Italy |
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| States | Tyrol, Salzburg, Bolzano-Bozen |
| Part of | Central Eastern Alps |
| Highest point | Hochfeiler |
| - elevation | 3,510 m (11,516 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
The Zillertal Alps (German: Zillertaler Alpen; Italian: Alpi Aurine) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy. The range is named after the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) on its north.
The range is bounded by the Tuxerjoch mountain pass to the north (separating it from the Tux Alps); the Birnlücke - Forcella del Picco pass to the east (separating it from the Hohe Tauern); the Isarco River and its tributary Rienz-Rienza to the south (separating it from the Southern Limestone Alps); the Brenner Pass to the west (separating it from the Stubai Alps).
[edit] Peaks
The main peaks of the Zillertal Alps are:
| Peak | Elevation (m/ft) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hochfeiler | 3510 | 11,515 |
| Großer Möseler | 3486 | 11,438 |
| Olperer | 3480 | 11,418 |
| Turnerkamp | 3422 | 11,228 |
| Groß Löffler | 3382 | 11,096 |
| Fußstein | 3380 | 11,090 |
| Schwarzenstein | 3370 | 11,057 |
| Reichenspitze | 3305 | 10,844 |
| Großer Mörchner | 3287 | 10,785 |
| Zsigmondyspitze | 3085 | 10,122 |
[edit] Passes
The main mountain passes of the Zillertal Alps are:
| Mountain pass | Location | Type | Elevation (m/ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitterbachjoch | Zemmtal to Sand in Taufers-Campo Tures | snow | 3130 | 10,270 |
| Trippachsattel | Floiten Valley to Sand in Taufers | snow | 3054 | 10,020 |
| Alpeinerscharte | Zemmtal to Wipptal | foot path | 2960 | 9712 |
| Keilbachjoch | Mayrhofen to Ahrntal-Valle Aurina | foot path | 2868 | 9410 |
| Heiliggeistjöchl | Mayrhofen to Ahrntal | foot path | 2658 | 8721 |
| Krimmlertauern | Krimml to Ahrntal | foot path | 2634 | 8642 |
| Horndljöchl | Mayrhofen to Ahrntal | foot path | 2555 | 8383 |
| Lappacherjoch | Lappach-Lappago to Ahrntal | foot path | 2366 | 7763 |
| Tuxerjoch | Tuxertal to Wipptal | foot path | 2346 | 7697 |
| Pfitscherjoch | Zemmtal to Sterzing-Vipiteno | foot path | 2248 | 7376 |
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