Dreiländerspitze

Also known as Dreilanderspitze

The Dreiländerspitze is with one of the higher mountains in the Silvretta range in the eastern Alps and located on the Austria–Switzerland border. The borders of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol meet at the peak. Its name (Dreiländerspitze means peak of three countries) refers to a meeting point between the territories of three ancient tribes (Rhaeto-Romance or Romansch, Bavarii and Alamanni) and their languages. It is also on the watershed between the Rhine and Danube.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Dreiländerspitze is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to Canton of the Grisons, Switzerland and Austria.

The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain_scale, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Alpine three-thousanders, Austria–Switzerland border and Mountains of Switzerland.

Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Dreiländerspitze
Mountain.photo: Silvretta_-_Dreilanderspitze.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Approaching the summit in October
Mountain.elevation_m: 3,197
Mountain.prominence_m: 306
Mountain.parent_peak: Augstenberg
Mountain.listing: Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.location: Austria-Switzerland
Mountain.range: Silvretta Alps
Mountain.map: Alps
Mountain.map_caption: Location in the Alps
Mountain.label_position: left
Mountain.first_ascent: 1870, Th. Petersen, O. Morell, D. Barbeuda
Mountain.easiest_route: rock/ice climb

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: mountain
Country: Austria
Located in: Galtür
Elevation: 3197
Image: Silvretta - Dreilanderspitze.jpg
Significant event: first ascent

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topographic prominence: 306
parent peak: Augstenberg
topographic isolation: 1.9
mountain range: Silvretta Alps
Commons category: Dreiländerspitze

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It is a favourite viewpoint, due to its position and accessibility. Its first documented ascent was by the German alpinist Theodor Petersen, accompanied by two locals, on 14 July 1870, although it appeared to have been previously climbed by surveyors in the 1850s. The nearest settlements are Galtür, to the north, and Guarda, to the south.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dreiländerspitze” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.