The Roter Kogel is a
mountain
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, , in the
Stubai Alps
The Stubai Alps (in German ''Stubaier Alpen'') is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It derives its name from the Stubaital valley to its east and is located southwest of Innsbruck, Austria. Several peaks form the border betwee ...
in the
Austria
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n state of
Tyrol
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.
It lies on a ridge that runs from the
Hohe Villerspitze
The Hohe Villerspitze is a mountain, , in the Southeastern Sellrain Mountains (''Südöstlichen Sellrainer Bergen''), a sub-group of the northern Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The mountain has three tops that, together, form an isola ...
over the
Lüsener Villerspitze () northwards as far as the Fotscher Windegg (). West of this chain lies the Lüsener Valley and the village of
Praxmar, a starting point for an ascent of the Roter Kogel. East of the Roter Kogels stretches the valley of
Fotscher Tal, where there are two other bases: the ''Alpengasthof Bergheim Fotsch'' () and the
Potsdamer Hut
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. This ascent up the eastern side is also a popular
ski tour
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in winter.
Literature
*Heinrich und Walter Klier, Alpenvereinsführer Stubaier Alpen, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, München 1988.
Mountains of Tyrol (state)
Mountains of the Alps
Stubai Alps
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