Zischgeles is a summit 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 Austrian state of
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 ...
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Climbing
The normal route starts from
Praxmar and is an alpine mountain hike without glacier travel. Only the last part of the track close to the summit might require the use of hands. The Zischgeles is considered an easy
three-thousander
Three-thousanders are mountains with a height of between , but less than above sea level. Similar terms are commonly used for mountains of other height brackets e. g. four-thousanders or eight-thousanders. In Britain, the term may refer to ...
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Ski tours are common at the Zischgeles in wintertime.
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References
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{{cite book , title = Leichte 3000er , editor = Seibert, Dieter
, publisher = Bruckmann Verlag , location = München , year = 2001
, isbn = 3-7654-3677-1 , language = German]
Alpine three-thousanders
Mountains of the Alps