The Zwölferkogel is a mountain, , 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
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 ...
n 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 ...
.
Topography
The Zwölferkogel lies about 2.7 kilometres south of the winter sport resort of
Kühtai
Kühtai is a winter sports village in the Stubai Alps on the Kühtai Saddle between the Nedertal valley in the west and the Sellrain valley in the east. It is part of the municipality of Silz, in the district of Imst, in the Austrian state of Ty ...
. 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'' (), the ''Mittagsturm'' tower () and the
Sulzkogel
The Sulzkogel is a mountain, , in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Topography
The Sulzkogel lies about 3.5 kilometres south of the winter sports resort of Kühtai. To the west a sharp arête drops away from the summit of the Sulz ...
().
Gallery
File:Sulzkogel und Zwölferkogel.jpg, The Zwölferkogel behind the dam wall of the ''Finstertalspeicher''
File:Zwölferkogel im Kühtai.jpg, The Zwölferkogel
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Mountains of the Alps
Two-thousanders of Austria
Mountains of Tyrol (state)
Stubai Alps