Punta di Vallelunga
Punta di Vallelunga is a peak in Austria and Italy, rising to 3,526 m, the 15th highest in Austria, part of the Ötztal Alps.
Where it is
Punta di Vallelunga sits on the border between Austria and Italy, and is counted in each.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Weißkugel | 3,738 m | 1.7 km |
| Cima di Sorgente de Dentro | 3,513 m | 2.2 km |
| Cima Barba d'Orso di fuori | 3,475 m | 3.6 km |
| Punta d'Oberettes | 3,459 m | 3.7 km |
| Weisssee Spitze | 3,468 m | 5.2 km |
| Fluchtkogel | 3,500 m | 5.4 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Punta di Vallelunga.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merano | Italy | 41,051 | 35 km |
| Bolzano | Italy | 107,436 | 57 km |
| Telfs | Austria | 15,229 | 61 km |
| Bressanone | Italy | 15,868 | 70 km |
| Innsbruck | Austria | 132,493 | 71 km |
About this mountain
At 3,526 m, Punta di Vallelunga lies between Weißkugel at 1.7 km away (3,738 m) and Cima di Sorgente de Dentro at 2.2 km away (3,513 m). The peak sits on the border between Austria and Italy in the Ötztal Alps, ranking #15 among Austrian peaks and #66 among Italian peaks. Its topographic prominence is 177 m, with the nearest higher ground 1 km away. The first recorded ascent was in 1865.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Großglockner | 3,798 m |
| 2 | Wildspitze | 3,774 m |
| 3 | Kleinglockner | 3,770 m |
| 4 | Weißkugel | 3,738 m |
| 5 | Teufelshorn | 3,680 m |
| 6 | Hofmannspitze | 3,664 m |
| 7 | Großvenediger | 3,662 m |
| 8 | Glocknerhorn | 3,643 m |
| 9 | Hinterer Brochkogel | 3,635 m |
| 10 | Großes Wiesbachhorn | 3,564 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Punta di Vallelunga?
- Punta di Vallelunga rises to 3,526 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Punta di Vallelunga?
- Punta di Vallelunga sits on the border between Austria and Italy.
- Where does Punta di Vallelunga rank?
- It is the 15th highest of the 491 peaks we list in Austria, and #2,325 worldwide.
- When was Punta di Vallelunga first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1865.
- What is the nearest city to Punta di Vallelunga?
- Merano, Italy, about 35 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.