The Zillertal Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps

Central Eastern Alps

The Central Eastern Alps comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps with its highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition....

 on the border of Austria

Austria

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 and Italy

Italy

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. The range is named after the Zillertal

Zillertal

The Zillertal is the biggest valley branching off the Inn valley in Tyrol, Austria drained by the river Ziller. It is surrounded by the strongly glaciated Zillertal Alps to the south and east, the lower grass peaks of the Kitzbühel Alps to the east and Tux Alps to the west...

 (Ziller river valley) on its north.

The range is bounded by the Tuxerjoch mountain pass

Mountain pass

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 to the north (separating it from the Tux Alps

Tux Alps

The Tux Alps or Tux Prealps are a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps, which in turn form part of the Eastern Alps within Central Europe. They are located entirely within the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. The Tux Alps are one of three mountain ranges that form an Alpine backdrop to the city...

); the Birnlücke

Birnlücke

The Birnlücke is the border pass at the western end of the Hohe Tauern mountains in Austria, between the Venediger Group and the adjoining Zillertal Alps. The border between Austria and Italy has run over the pass since 1919...

- Forcella del Picco pass to the east (separating it from the Hohe Tauern

Hohe Tauern

The Hohe Tauern or High Tauern are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian state of Salzburg with Carinthia and East Tyrol, while a small part in the southwest belongs...

); the Eisack

Eisack

The Eisack is a river in Northern Italy, the second largest river in South Tyrol. Its source is near the Brenner Pass, at an altitude of about 1990 m above sea level. The river draws water from an area of about 4,200 km². After about 96 km, it joins the Adige river south of Bolzano. At first the...

 and its tributary the Rienz to the south (separating it from the Southern Limestone Alps

Southern Limestone Alps

The Southern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps mainly located in northern Italy and the adjacent lands of Austria and Slovenia. The distinction from the Central Alps, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological...

); and the Brenner Pass

Brenner Pass

- Roadways :The motorway E45 leading from Innsbruck via Bolzano to Verona and Modena uses this pass, and is one of the most important north-south connections in Europe...

 to the west (separating it from the Stubai Alps

Stubai Alps

The Stubai Alps is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It is named after the Stubaital valley to its east. It is located southwest of Innsbruck, Austria, and several summits of the range form part of Austria's border with Italy...

).

Peaks

The main peaks of the Zillertal Alps are:

Peak	|Elevation (m/ft)
Hochfeiler Hochfeiler The Hochfeiler is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.- References :* Heinrich Klier, Walter Klier: Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen, Rother Verlag München , ISBN 3-7633-1269-2...	3510	11,515
Großer Möseler	3486	11,438
Olperer Olperer The Olperer is a 3,476 metre high mountain in the Zillertal Alps in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It is the main summit on the Tux Crest and is often crossed in the summer as climbers transit from the Olperer Hut to the Geraer Hut. It was first climbed on 10 September 1867 along the...	3480	11,418
Turnerkamp Turnerkamp The Turnerkamp is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.- References :* H. Klier, Walter Klier: Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen. Rother Verlag, München 1996, ISBN 3-7633-1269-2...	3422	11,228
Großer Löffler Großer Löffler The Großer Löffler is a mountain in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.- References :* Heinrich Klier, Walter Klier: Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen, Rother Verlag München , ISBN 3-7633-1269-2...	3382	11,096
Fußstein	3380	11,090
Schwarzenstein	3370	11,057
Reichenspitze	3305	10,844
Großer Mörchner	3287	10,785
Zsigmondyspitze	3085	10,122

Passes

The main mountain pass

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...

es of the Zillertal Alps are:

Mountain pass	Location	Type	Elevation (m/ft)
Mitterbachjoch	Zemmtal to Sand in Taufers Sand in Taufers Sand in Taufers is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria....	snow	3130	10,270
Trippachsattel	Floiten Valley to Sand in Taufers	snow	3054	10,020
Alpeinerscharte	Zemmtal to Wipptal Wipptal The Wipptal is a valley extending along the Sill River southward from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, where the Sill meets the larger Inn river, up to the Brenner Pass at the Austro-Italian border, one of the lowest passes across the Central Eastern Alps...	foot path	2960	9712
Keilbachjoch	Mayrhofen Mayrhofen - Twin towns : Chur, Switzerland Bad Tölz, Germany Bad Homburg, Germany Terracina, Italy Cabourg, France Bad Mondorf, Luxembourg- Transport :Mayrhofen has one railway station, which is located next to the Zillertaler Bundestrasse. The station is a terminus for all Train services operated by the...  to Ahrntal Ahrntal Ahrntal is a Gemeinde and valley in South Tyrol in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.-Geography:The municipality lies about 120 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria...	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 Lappach Lappach is a river of Bavaria, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Bavaria...  to Ahrntal	foot path	2366	7763
Tuxerjoch	Tuxertal to Wipptal	foot path	2346	7697
Pfitscherjoch Pfitscherjoch The Pfitscherjoch is a mountain pass in the Zillertal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.-See also:* List of highest paved roads in Europe* List of mountain passes- References :* *...	Zemmtal to Sterzing Sterzing Sterzing is a comune in South Tyrol in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy. It is the main village of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town.-Origin:...	foot path	2248	7376

External links

• Webcams in the Zillertal Alps