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Rötspitze

Elevation
3,496 m
#2,396
in the world
#76
in Italy

Rötspitze is a peak in Italy, rising to 3,496 m, the 76th highest we list in Italy, part of the Venediger Group.

Isolation
5.4 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#6 in the range
Nearest town
54 km away
First ascent
22 August 1854
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Rötspitze

Rötspitze lies in Italy.

Key facts

Elevation
3,496 m (11,470 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Peak
Coordinates
47.027, 12.205

How it ranks

Among peaks in Italy
#76of 602
LargestSmallest
In the Venediger Group
#6of 15
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,396of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Dreiherrenspitze3,499 m5.4 km
Glockenkarkopf2,911 m6.3 km
Westl. Simonyspitze3,481 m6.6 km
Westliches Zwillingsköpfl2,835 m7.4 km
Lenkstein3,236 m10 km
Rauchkofel3,251 m10 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Rötspitze.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
BressanoneItaly15,86854 km
Saalfelden am Steinernen MeerAustria16,79066 km
InnsbruckAustria132,49367 km
BolzanoItaly107,43689 km
MeranoItaly41,05189 km

About this mountain

Bressanone lies 54.3 km away. At 3,496 m, this peak in the Venediger Group ranks 76th among Italy's 602 listed peaks. Dreiherrenspitze stands 5.4 km distant at 3,499 m, while Westl. Simonyspitze reaches 3,481 m at 6.6 km away. Topographic isolation extends 5 km to the nearest higher ground. The first recorded ascent was in 1854.

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
1Mont Blanc4,806 m
3Grenzgipfel4,617 m
5Zumsteinspitze4,563 m
6Punta Gnifetti4,554 m
7Matterhorn4,478 m
8Mont Maudit4,465 m
9Parrotspitze4,434 m
10Ludwigshöhe4,343 m
11Corno Nero4,322 m
12Naso del Liskamm4,272 m

Common questions

How tall is Rötspitze?
Rötspitze rises to 3,496 m (11,470 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Rötspitze?
Rötspitze is in Italy.
Where does Rötspitze rank?
It is the 76th highest of the 602 peaks we list in Italy, and #2,396 worldwide.
When was Rötspitze first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1854.
What is the nearest city to Rötspitze?
Bressanone, Italy, about 54 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.