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Verwall Alps

Verwall Alps
Hoher Riffler
Highest point
PeakHoher Riffler
Elevation3,168 m (10,394 ft)
Coordinates47°6′58″N 10°22′16″E / 47.11611°N 10.37111°E / 47.11611; 10.37111
Geography
Verwall Alps
The borders of the range according to
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
Country
Austria
States
Parent rangeCentral Eastern Alps
Borders on

The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group[1] are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps at the border of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg.

It includes the following peaks (sorted by height):

  • Hoher Riffler 3,168 metres (10,394 feet)
  • Kuchenspitze 3,148 metres (10,401 feet)
  • Küchlspitze 3,147 metres (10,315 feet)
  • Seeköpfe 3068 m
  • Patteriol 3,059 metres (10,037 feet)
  • Saumspitze 3,039 metres (9,970 feet)
  • Fatlarspitze 2986 m
  • Scheibler 2,978 metres (9,770 feet)
  • Karköpfe 2948 m
  • Vollandspitze 2928 m
  • Pflunspitze 2912 m
  • Kaltenberg 2900/2896 m
  • Gaisspitze 2,779 metres (9,117 feet)

For a list of passes, see Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges

The Verwall Alps border on the Silvretta Alps in the west and on the Samnaun Alps in the south.

References

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  1. Reynolds, Kev (2005). Walking in the Alps, 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, pp. 321-326. ISBN 1-85284-261-X.