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Rote Wand

Elevation
2,704 m
#5,362
in the world
#205
in Austria
876 m
prominence

Rote Wand is a mountain in Austria, rising to 2,704 m, the 205th highest we list in Austria, part of the Lechquellen Mountains.

Isolation
11 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#2 in the range
Nearest town
13 km away
First ascent
1610
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Rote Wand

Rote Wand lies in Austria, in Vorarlberg.

Key facts

Elevation
2,704 m (8,871 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
876 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Vorarlberg
Coordinates
47.186, 9.985

How it ranks

Among peaks in Austria
#205of 491
LargestSmallest
In the Lechquellen Mountains
#2of 5
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,362of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mittlerer Schafalpenkopf (2. Schafalpenkopf)2,302 m6.6 km
Untere Wildgruben Spitze2,753 m10 km
Mohnenfluh2,542 m10 km
Roggalspitze2,673 m10 km
Glatthorn2,134 m12 km
Widderstein2,533 m15 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Rote Wand.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
BludenzAustria15,10213 km
HohenemsAustria16,31730 km
FeldkirchAustria33,42030 km
DornbirnAustria49,27831 km
LustenauAustria22,82136 km

About this mountain

At 2,704 m, Rote Wand stands 11 km from the nearest higher ground in the Lechquellen Mountains of Vorarlberg. The peak has a topographic prominence of 876 m and was first recorded ascended in 1610. It ranks 205th among Austria's listed peaks.

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

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Großglockner3,798 m
2Wildspitze3,774 m
3Kleinglockner3,770 m
4Weißkugel3,738 m
5Teufelshorn3,680 m
7Großvenediger3,662 m
9Hinterer Brochkogel3,635 m
10Großes Wiesbachhorn3,564 m
11Rainerhorn3,559 m
12Ramolkogel3,550 m

Common questions

How tall is Rote Wand?
Rote Wand rises to 2,704 m (8,871 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Rote Wand?
Rote Wand is in Austria, in Vorarlberg.
Where does Rote Wand rank?
It is the 205th highest of the 491 peaks we list in Austria, and #5,362 worldwide.
When was Rote Wand first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1610.
What is the nearest city to Rote Wand?
Bludenz, Austria, about 13 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.