Ötztal Alps

The Ötztal Alps spread across a great expanse of the central Eastern Alps, between the Inn valley and South Tyrol. Glaciers cover much of their high country, and broad areas rise above three thousand metres. The Wildspitze is the highest summit, while the Weißkugel stands on the main Alpine crest farther south. Side ridges descend from the ice-covered heights towards the inhabited valleys, dividing a landscape of steep slopes and high passes.