Westliches Zwillingsköpfl

Westliches Zwillingsköpfl
Westliches Zwillingsköpfl Location in the Alps
Highest point
Elevation	2,835 m (9,301 ft)
Isolation	0.18 km (0.11 mi)
Coordinates	47°09′21″N 12°18′59″E / 47.15583°N 12.31639°E / 47.15583; 12.31639
Geography
Location	Salzburg (state), Austria, South Tyrol, Italy
Parent range	Zillertal Alps

The Westliches Zwillingsköpfl (also Westlicher Zwillingskopf, Italian Testa Gemella Occidentale, all of them literally meaning "Western Twin Head"), is a 2,835-metre (9,301 ft) mountain peak on the border of Italy and Austria. The Westliches Zwillingsköpfl is the northernmost point of Italy, even though the nearby Glockenkarkopf (Italian Vetta d'Italia) 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.^[1]

Location

The Westliches Zwillingsköpfl is located on the main ridge of the Zillertal Alps. To the north the slopes fall into the Krimmler Achental in the Austrian state Salzburg, to the south into the Ahrn Valley around the territory of the municipality of Prettau in South Tyrol (Italy).

See also

• Tauferer Ahrntal

References

This page was last edited on 17 April 2022, at 18:01