The Reißkofel is, at 2,371 metres above the Adriatic (7,779 ft), the highest mountain of the Gailtal Alps east of the Lienz Dolomites. It is situated in the centre of the Gailtal range, part of the Southern Limestone Alps, in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
The steep massif is mainly composed of Corallian Limestone and Dolomite. It is a dominant peak, having a prominence of some 1,390 m (4,560 ft), as it is situated amongst much lower peaks. It lies between the Drava valley in the north, near the town of Greifenburg, and the Gail valley to the south, both of which it dominates, towering over the valleys some 1,700 m (5,600 ft) below it. The mountain is the culminating point of a long ridge, and is steep and rocky on both its northern and southern faces. It was first climbed in 1848 by Johann Festin von Wald.
There's a demanding alpine trail (T5) leading to the summit. Reißkofel is one of the 57 peaks along the multi-day Julius Kugy Alpine Trail.
The nearest mountain hut is E.T.-Compton-Hütte located 1 438m/4 716ft NE of the summit.
By elevation Reißkofel is
# 49 out of 302 in Hermagor
By prominence Reißkofel is
# 61 out of 60693 in the Alps # 15 out of 23502 in Austria # 1 out of 302 in Hermagor # 3 out of 1052 in Spittal an der Drau # 3 out of 2446 in Carinthia # 2 out of 1900 in the Carnic and Gailtal Alps
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