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Große Sandspitze

The Große Sandspitze in is 2,770 m and the highest mountain in the , a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. It is located within the subrange of the and is locally called the Sunnspitz.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,770 metres
  • Description: mountain in the Lienzer Dolomiten in East Tyrol
  • Also known as: “Sandspitze”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roter Turm and Laserzwand.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wiesen and Klebas.

Hamlet
Photo: Reinhard Müller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km south of Große Sandspitze.

Hamlet
Photo: Naturpuur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of the 31 localities belonging to the municipality of in Carinthia. is situated 8 km south of Große Sandspitze.

Photo: Lambert Oitzinger, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
is a medieval town in East Tyrol in . This fairly small city of about 12,000 inhabitants has a well-preserved historic centre and a good number of interesting sights.

Große Sandspitze

Latitude
46.76672° or 46° 46′ 0″ north
Longitude
12.81159° or 12° 48′ 42″ east
Elevation
2,770 metres (9,088 feet)
Open location code
8FRJQR86+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10050531973
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2777726
Wiki­data ID
Q501315
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Große Sandspitze” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Große Sandspitze”
  • Chinese: “大桑德峰”
  • Czech: “Grosse Sandspitze”
  • Dutch: “Große Sandspitze”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جروس ساندسپيتز”
  • Estonian: “Große Sandspitze”
  • French: “Grosse Sandspitze”
  • French: “Große Sandspitze”
  • German: “Grosse Sandspitze”
  • German: “Große Sandspitze”
  • Italian: “Gran Sand Spitze”
  • Italian: “Grosse Sandspitze”
  • Italian: “Große Sandspitze”
  • Ladin: “Große Sandspitze”
  • Polish: “Grosse Sandspitze”
  • Polish: “Große Sandspitze”
  • Russian: “Гросе-Зандшпитце”
  • Russian: “Гроссе Зандшпитце”
  • Swedish: “Große Sandspitze”
  • Venetian: “Grosse Sandspitze”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Auerlinggraben and Salzklamm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Daumen and Kleine Sandspitze.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Große Sandspitze”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.