The heavily glaciated Weißkamm is an Alpine chain that includes the Weißkugel () and Wildspitze (), the two highest peaks in the Ötztal Alps. Starting from the Weißkugel the Weißkamm runs for about 20 kilometres to the northwest towards Sölden. Other ridges branch off the Weißkamm striking northwards. From west to east these are the Glockturmkamm, the Kaunergrat and the Geigenkamm. The Weißkugel is where the Weißkamm joins the Schnalskamm, which runs in an easterly direction.
The Gepatschferner and the Mittelbergferner are the two largest glaciers in the Ötztal Alps; both are situated in the area of the Weißkamm. Together with the Kesselwandferner, Vernagtferner and Taschachferner they form an almost unbroken ice sheet.
Apart from the Weißkugel and the Wildspitze, other important summits on the Weißkamm are the Fluchtkogel (), the Hochvernagtspitze (), the Hinterer Brunnenkogel () and the Hinterer Brochkogel ()
The Weißkamm from the Schwemserspitze to the Wildspitze, seen from the Saykogel
Summits Summit ElevationWildspitze3,772 mWeißkugel3,739 mHinterer Brochkogel3,635 mVorderer Brochkogel3,565 mInnerer Bärenbartkogel3,557 mÖtztaler Urkund3,556 mHochvernagtspitze3,539 mLangtauferer Spitze3,529 mWeißseespitze3,526 mInnere Quellspitze3,516 mFluchtkogel3500 mHintere Hintereisspitze3,486 mPetersenspitze3,484 mSchuchtkogel3,472 mSchwarzwandspitze3,467 mMittlere Hintereisspitze3,451 mHinterer Brunnenkogel3,440 mVordere Hintereisspitze3,437 mHochvernagtwand3,435 mSouthern Sexegertenspitze3,429 mObere Kesselwände3,425 mKesselwandspitze3,414 mWeißer Kogel3,409 mVorderer Brunnenkogel3,393 mInnere Schwarze Schneide3,369 mTaufkarkogel3,367 mVernagl3,355 mNorthern Sexegertenspitze3,350 mMitterkopf3,347 mHintergraslspitzen3,325 mMutkogel3,312 mTiefenbachkogel3,309 mRechter Fernerkogel3,298 mLinker Fernerkogel3,278 mIm Hinteren Eis3,270 mÄußere Schwarze Schneide3,257 mMutspitze3,257 mFalginer Karlesspitzen3,231 mTeufelsegg3,227 mMitterkamm3,222 mPitztaler Urkund3,201 mAdlerkopf3,200 mMittagskogel3,162 mHintere Guslarspitze3,147 mWiesjagglskopf3,130 mMittlere Guslarspitze3,128 mVordere Guslarspitze3,118 mKarleskogel3,107 mSchwarzkögele3,070 mGaislachkogel3,058 mGrabkogel3,052 mPitztaler Jochkopf3,023 mWildes Mannle3,019 mRauhe Köpfe2,990 mKarleskopf2,901 mSteinschlagspitze2,861 m
Literature B. und E. Pinzer: Pitztal Edition Löwenzahn, Innsbruck, 2000, Walter Klier: Ötztaler Alpen, Alpine Club Guide, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich, 2006.
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