Babylonischer Turm

The Babylonische Turm is a 2,060-metre-high rock needle on the eastern arête of the , the highest summit in the in the state of .
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Photo: Luidger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,076 metres
  • Description: rock pinnacle in the eastern ridge of Kellenspitze in the Allgäu Alps in Tyrol, Austria
  • Also known as: “Babylonian Tower”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rote Flüh and Gimpel.

Peak
Photo: Richard Mayer, CC BY 3.0.
For the "Rote Flüh" feature on the North Face of the Eiger, see . The is a peak in the , a sub-range of the .

Peak
Photo: Gohnarch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a peak in the , a sub-range of the . It is 2,173 m high. The name is derived from the Gimpelalpe alp in der "hollow". The is made of Wetterstein limestone.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
At 2,163 metres, the is the third highest mountain in the and is situated in the state of Tyrol. It should not be confused with the in the Wetterstein Mountains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vils in Tirol and Reutte.

Photo: Gras-Ober, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vils is a small town in Northwest Tyrol. It is close to in Germany and makes for a more sedate alternative base for trips to the castles of .

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a market town lying adjacent to the Lech River approximately 75 km northwest of , and southwest of , . is the capital of the northwestern region of -Northwest Tyrol.

Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a picturesque historic Alpine village in the Austrian Ausserfern region of the northern Tirol. It lies on the border with the Allgäu region of Bavaria .

Babylonischer Turm

Latitude
47.4981° or 47° 29′ 53″ north
Longitude
10.636° or 10° 38′ 10″ east
Elevation
2,076 metres (6,811 feet)
Open location code
8FVGFJXP+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 915413496
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q797942
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ladin—“Babylonischer Turm” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “巴比倫圖爾姆山”
  • Dutch: “Babylonischer Turm”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بابيلونيستشير تورم”
  • German: “Babylonischer Turm”
  • Ladin: “Babylonischer Turm”
  • “Babylonischer Turm”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kelle and Zwerchenwand.

Notable Places Nearby

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