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Zwölferkogel (Stubai Alps)

Coordinates: 47°11′24″N 11°00′37″E / 47.19°N 11.01028°E / 47.19; 11.01028
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Zwölferkogel
The Zwölferkogel from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation2,988 m (AA) (9,803 ft)
Isolation0.8 km → Sulzkogel
Coordinates47°11′24″N 11°00′37″E / 47.19°N 11.01028°E / 47.19; 11.01028
Geography
Zwölferkogel is located in Austria
Zwölferkogel
Zwölferkogel
South of Kühtai/Tyrol
Parent rangeStubai Alps
Geology
Mountain typeRock summit
Rock typeGneiss
Climbing
Normal routeFrom Kühtai through the Finstertal valley up the southeast flank or along the Langental valley and via the Zwölferkar cirque[1]

The Zwölferkogel is a mountain, 2,988 m (AA), in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Topography

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The Zwölferkogel lies about 2.7 kilometres south of the winter sport resort of Kühtai. The northwest face of the Zwölferkogel falls around 500 metres into the Längental valley. To the east below the Finstertal is the Finstertalspeicher, a reservoir belonging to the Sellrain-Silz Power Station. To the south, along a sharp arête, are the Mittagsköpfe (2,934 m (AA)), the Mittagsturm tower (2,929 m (AA)) and the Sulzkogel (3,016 m (AA)).

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