Similaun
The Similaun is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps. It is on the Austrian-Italian border. At 3,599 m, it is Austria's sixth highest summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Niederjochferner and Westliche Marzellspitze.
Hintere Schwärze
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hintere Schwärze is a mountain on the border between Austria and Italy. At 3,628 metres, it is the fourth highest peak in the Ötztal Alps.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vernagt and Kurzras.
Vernagt
Village
Vernagt am See is a small hamlet in Schnalstal, South Tyrol, Italy, with a population of 53. It belongs to the Schnals municipality and the frazione Unser Frau, within the Ötztal Alps. The hamlet is situated directly on the banks of Vernagt-Stausee lake.
Kurzras
Village
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kurzras is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Similaun.
Similaun
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,599 metres
- Description: mountain in the Ötztal Alps at the border Tyrol / South Tyrol
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Schnals, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.76368° or 46° 45′ 49″ northLongitude
10.88065° or 10° 52′ 50″ eastElevation
3,599 metres (11,808 feet)Open location code
8FRGQV7J+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 256042799OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Venetian—“Similaun” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Similaun”
- Bulgarian: “Симилаун”
- Cebuano: “Guardia Alta (bukid sa Awstriya)”
- Cebuano: “Similaun”
- Chinese: “錫米勞恩山”
- Czech: “Similaun”
- Dutch: “Similaun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سيميلاون”
- Esperanto: “Similaun”
- Finnish: “Similaun”
- French: “Similaun”
- German: “Similaun”
- Italian: “Monte Similaun”
- Italian: “Similaun”
- Japanese: “ジミラウン”
- Ladin: “Similaun”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Similaun”
- Polish: “Similaun”
- Russian: “Симилаун”
- Spanish: “Monte Similaun”
- Spanish: “Similaun”
- Swedish: “Guardia Alta (berg i Österrike)”
- Swedish: “Similaun”
- Ukrainian: “Сімілаун”
- Venetian: “Similaun”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Similaunjoch and Similaun.
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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 “Similaun”. Photo: Kogo, GFDL.