Some parts of the Stubai Alps show signs of glaciation. The northern part around the
Sellrain valley and the
Kühtai is now only lightly glaciated and a popular ski touring destination (
Zischgeles,
Lampsenspitze,
Pirchkogel,
Sulzkogel). The High Stubai around the upper Stubai valley is still heavily glaciated and a classic high mountain touring region in the Eastern Alps. Here there is a glacier ski area on the
Stubai Glacier. Together with the
Ötztal Alps to the west, with which they are linked by the saddle of
Timmelsjoch, the Stubai Alps form one of the biggest mountain blocks of the Eastern Alps.
Boundary and neighbouring mountain groups In the
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE) the Stubai are no. 31. Their boundary follows the following line: • in the north, it follows the course of the
River Inn • in the northwest, it follows the Inn from its confluence with the Ötztaler Ache (near
Ötztal railway station) to the confluence with the Gurglbach (near
Imst), then to the
Mieming Chain (AVE 4) in the
Northern Limestone Alps • in the north, it follows the River Inn to
Innsbruck, which divides the Stubai Alps from the
Karwendel (AVE 5) in the Northern Limestone Alps • in the east, it is formed by the
Wipptal valley: • in the northeast it follows the
Sill to its confluence with the
Schmirnbach (Schmirntal) near
St. Jodok, opposite the
Tux Alps (AVE 33) • in the southeast, it follows the Sill to the
Brenner Pass –
Eisack to
Sterzing, which separates the Stubai Alps from the
Zillertal Alps (AVE 35) • in the south it follows the lower Ridaunbach – Jaufenbach (Jaufental) –
Jaufen Pass –
St. Leonhard in Passeier, a line which divides it from the
Sarntal Alps (AVE 32, which are counted as part of the Central Eastern Alps) • in the west, it follows the line:
Passeiertal – Schönauer Alm –
Timmelsjoch – Timmelsbach –
Gurgler Ache –
Ötztaler Ache (the whole Ötz valley) to its confluence with the Inn, forming the boundary to the
Ötztal Alps (AVE 30)
Subgroups The
Alpine Club guide to the Stubai Alps divides the range into 15 subgroups as follows: • Northern Sellrain Mountains (
Nördliche Sellrainer Berge), highest peak:
Rietzer Grießkogel, 2,884 m • Southwestern Sellrain Mountains (
Südwestliche Sellrainer Berge), highest peak:
Gleirscher Fernerkogel, 3,194 m • Southeastern Sellrain Mountains (
Südöstliche Sellrainer Berge), highest peak:
Hohe Villerspitze, 3,092 m • Larstig Mountains (
Larstiger Berge) + Bachfallenstock, highest peak:
Strahlkogel, 3,295 m • Alpein Mountains (
Alpeiner Berge), highest peak:
Schrankogel, 3,497 m • Habicht-Elfer-Kamm, highest peak:
Habicht, 3,277 m • Serleskamm, highest peak:
Kirchdachspitze, 2,840 m • Sulztalkamm, highest peak:
Wilde Leck, 3,361 m • Western Main Chain (
Westlicher Hauptkamm), highest peak:
Zuckerhütl, 3,507 m (also the highest mountain in the entire Stubai Alps) • Central Main Chain (
Mittlerer Hauptkamm), highest peak:
Wilder Freiger, 3,418 m • Eastern Main Chain (
Östlicher Hauptkamm), highest peak:
Pflerscher Tribulaun, 3,097 m • Windach-Brunnenkogelkamm, highest peak:
Jochköpfl, 3,143 m • Botzergruppe + foothills, highest peak:
Botzer, 3,250 m • Aggls-Rosskopf-Kamm, highest peak:
Agglsspitze, 3,196 m •
Kalkkögel, highest peak:
Schlicker Seespitze, 2,804 m
Lakes •
Blaue Lacke Peaks The ten highest peaks in the Stubai Alps are: •
Zuckerhütl, 3,507 m •
Schrankogel, 3,497 m •
Pfaffenschneide, 3,498 m •
Ruderhofspitze, 3,474 m •
Sonklarspitze, 3,463 m •
Wilder Pfaff, 3,456 m •
Wilder Freiger, 3,418 m •
Östliche Seespitze, 3,416 m •
Schrandele, 3,393 m •
Hohes Eis, 3,388 m There is a total of just under 500 named and surveyed mountains in the Stubai Alps. Amongst the better known are (in order of height and excluding the top ten above): •
Wilde Leck, 3,361 m •
Stubaier Wildspitze, 3,341 m •
Schaufelspitze, 3,332 m •
Lüsener Fernerkogel, 3,298 m •
Breiter Grießkogel, 3,287 m •
Habicht, 3,277 m •
Östlicher Feuerstein, 3,268 m •
Botzer, 3,250 m •
Schneespitze, 3,178 m •
Grubenwand, 3,173 m •
Pflerscher Tribulaun, 3,097 m •
Hohe Villerspitze, 3,087 m •
Gamsspitzl, 3,052 m •
Weißwandspitze, 3,017 m •
Sulzkogel, 3,016 m •
Hochreichkopf, 3,010 m •
Zischgeles, 3,004 m •
Roter Kogel, 2,832 m •
Gamskogel, 2,813 m •
Schlicker Seespitze, 2,804 m •
Serles, 2,717 m •
Hoher Burgstall, 2,611 m •
Lämpermahdspitze 2,595 m •
Elferspitze, 2,505 m •
Gargglerin, 2,470 m •
Saile (Nockspitze), 2,404 m •
Fleckner (Flecknerspitze), 2,331 m
Passes The main
mountain passes of the Stubai Alps are: == External links ==