Tyrol
Innsbruck-Land District
Schmirn

Geier

The Geier, at 2,857 m above sea level, is the second highest mountain in the in the Austrian state of . The Geier lies in the center of the Tux Alps, where the south-west Schmirntal, the west Navistal, the east Tuxer Tal and the north come together.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Haneburger, CC0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,680 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: “Geierspitze”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lizumer Reckner and Junssee.

Peak
Photo: Mabol!, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is, at 2,886 m above sea level, the highest mountain in the in the state of .

Lake
Photo: Haneburger, CC0.
is a lake.

Peak
Photo: Svíčková, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wattentaler Lizum and Hintertux.

Locality
Photo: HellasX, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is the name of the head of the valley which branches off the lower valley near . Lizum means "alpine pasture at the head of the valley" in Tyrolese.

Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Geier

Latitude
47.14012° or 47° 8′ 24″ north
Longitude
11.63287° or 11° 37′ 58″ east
Elevation
2,680 metres (8,793 feet)
Open location code
8FVH4JRM+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1098337856
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2778745
Wiki­data ID
Q1290627
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Satellite Map

Discover Geier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Geier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Geier”
  • Chinese: “蓋爾山 (圖克斯山)”
  • Chinese: “蓋爾山”
  • Czech: “Geier”
  • Dutch: “Geier”
  • German: “Geier (Berggipfel)”
  • German: “Geier”
  • Ladin: “Geier”
  • Russian: “Гайер”
  • Swedish: “Geier”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Recknersattel and Geierjoch.

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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 “Geier”. Photo: Haneburger, CC0.