Holzgauer Wetterspitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps

Lechtal Alps

The Lechtal Alps are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the Lech River which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock...

 of Tyrol

Tyrol (state)

Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. The elevation at its peak is 2895 metres (9,498 ft). It is located in the district of Reutte

Reutte (district)

- Administrative divisions :The 37 municipalities of the district:* Bach* Berwang* Biberwier* Bichlbach* Breitenwang* Ehenbichl* Ehrwald* Elbigenalp* Elmen* Forchach* Grän* Gramais* Häselgehr* Heiterwang* Hinterhornbach* Höfen* Holzgau* Jungholz...

, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Holzgau

Holzgau

Holzgau is a municipality in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol.HistoryThe main village of the municipality is situated in the valley Lechtal on the fan of the Höhenbach. The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Holzge, later as Holzgaw. In 1401 it became an autonomous parish.The village is...

, for which its name (meaning "weather peak of Holzgau") is derived, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Kaisers

Kaisers

Kaisers is a municipality in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol....

. It is also about 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) north of Feuerspitze

Feuerspitze

Feuerspitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps of Tyrol. The elevation at its peak is . Feuerspitze is located southeast of Holzgau.⁠⁠⁠...

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The mountain consists primarily of limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 from the Upper Triassic period.