The Granatspitze Group (german: Granatspitzgruppe), sometimes also the Granatspitz Group, is a sub-group of the

Central Alps The Alps form a large mountain range dominating Central Europe, including parts of Italy, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Slovenia, Germany and possibly Hungary (if one includes the Kőszeg Mountains). This article describes the del ...

within the Eastern Alps. Together with the Ankogel Group, the

Goldberg Group The Goldberg Group is a sub-group of the Hohe Tauern mountain range within the Central Eastern Alps. It is located in Austria, in the states of Salzburg and Carinthia. Its highest peak is the Hocharn, . Other well known summits are the Hoher Sonn ...

, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the

Venediger Group The Venediger Group (german: Venedigergruppe) is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps. Together with the Granatspitze Group, the Glockner Group, the Goldberg Group, and the Ankogel Group, it forms the main ridge of the High Tauern. The hig ...

, the

Villgraten Mountains The Villgraten Mountains (german: Villgratner Berge) or Deferegg Alps (''Deferegger Alpen''), also called the Defreggen Mountains (''Defreggengebirge'', archaically also with ''"ff"'') are a subgroup of the Austrian Central Alps within the Eastern ...

and the Rieserferner Group, the Granatspitze Group forms the main range known as the High Tauern. The Granatspitze Group is located in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

in the federal states of

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

and

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

. Its highest summit is the

Großer Muntanitz The Großer Muntanitz (3,232m) is the highest mountain in the Granatspitze Group, located between the Venediger Group and the Glockner Group in the High Tauern, Austria. The mountain is close to Matrei in Osttirol and Kals am Großglockner in Tyr ...

, The Granatspitze Group is located in the central part of the High Tauern. The Felbertauernstraße road is the boundary of the group in the west. The group is rather overshadowed by its more famous neighbours which include the

Großglockner The Grossglockner (german: Großglockner ; or just ''Glockner'') is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glock ...

and the

Großvenediger Großvenediger () is the main peak of the Venediger Group within the Hohe Tauern mountain range, on the border of the Austrian state of Tyrol (East Tyrol) with Salzburg. It is generally considered to be Austria's fourth highest mountain (although ...

. The range takes its name from the

Granatspitze The Granatspitze () is the mountain giving its name to the Granatspitze Group in the High Tauern, the Alpine backbone of Austria. This, despite the fact that several peaks in this group are actually higher, for example the Stubacher Sonnblick whi ...

Neighbouring ranges

The Granatspitze Group is bordered by the following other mountain ranges of the Alps: * Kitzbühel Alps (to the north) * Glockner Group (to the east) * Schober Group (to the southeast) *

(to the southwest) *

(to the west)

Summits

All named three-thousanders (main peaks in the Granatspitze Group):Zlöbl: Dreitausender Osttirols p. 170 *

Kleiner Muntanitz Kleiner ( he, קליינר) is a German and Jewish surname, meaning "smaller": * Alfred Kleiner, Swiss physicist * Bruce Kleiner, American mathematician * Krista Arrieta Kleiner, Filipino-American TV actress/singer and host * Dick Kleiner, Holly ...

* Oberer Muntanitzpalfen * Luckenkogel * Stubacher Sonnblick *

* Vordere Kendlspitze * Hintere Kendlspitze * Kalser Bärenkopf * Gradötz * Stellachwand *

Grauer Schimme Grauer is a Germanic surname meaning "grey", which may refer to: * Ben Grauer (1908–1977), U.S. radio and TV personality * Connie Grauer (born ?), U.S. musician, co-founding member of Mrs. Fun * Frederick L. A. Grauer (born ?), U.S. investment ...

* Wellachköpfe * Äußerer Knappentröger

References

Sources

* Georg Zlöbl: ''Die Dreitausender Osttirols im Nationalpark Hohe Tauern''. Verlag Grafik Zloebl, Lienz-Tristach 2007, {{Authority control Geography of East Tyrol Zell am See District Mountain ranges of Salzburg (state) Mountain ranges of Tyrol (state)