Verwall Alps
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The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group are a mountain range
of the Central Eastern Alps
at the border of the Austria
n states of Tyrol
and Vorarlberg
.
It includes the following peaks:
For a list of passes, see Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
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....
at the border of the 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...
n states 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...
and Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
.
It includes the following peaks:
- Patteriol 3,059 metres (10,037 feet)
- Kuchenspitze 3,148 metres (10,401 feet)
- Küchlspitze 3,147 metres (10,315 feet)
- Hoher Riffler 3,168 metres (10,394 feet)
For a list of passes, see Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges
Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges
The chief passes of the Silvretta and Rhatikon Ranges, from the Fuela Pass to the Reschen Scheideck and the Arlberg Pass, are:Mountain passlocationtype elevationJamjochGuarda to GalturSnow 0 meters10 112 feet...