The Fotscherbach is a river of Tyrol , Austria .
5-507: The Fotscherbach has a length of 12.30 km (7.64 mi). It originates in the Stubai Alps on a height of 2200 m (AA) (7,200 ft). It flows in northern direction to the village of Sellrain where it dischanges from the right into the Melach . The water has A/B grade quality. This Tyrol location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
10-627: A river in Austria is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stubai Alps The Stubai Alps (in German Stubaier Alpen ) is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It derives its name from the Stubaital valley to its east and is located southwest of Innsbruck , Austria . Several peaks form the border between Austria and Italy. The range is bounded by
15-788: The Inn River valley to the north; the Sill River valley ( Wipptal ) and the Brenner Pass to the east (separating it from the Zillertal Alps ); the Ötztal and Timmelsjoch to the west (separating it from the Ötztal Alps ), and to the south by tributaries of the Passer River and Eisack . Important parts of the Stubai Alps show signs of glaciation. The northern part around the Sellrain valley and
20-572: The Kühtai is now only lightly glaciated and a popular ski touring destination ( Zischgeles , Lampsenspitze , Pirchkogel , Sulzkogel ). The High Stubai around the upper Stubai valley is still heavily glaciated and a classic high mountain touring region in the Eastern Alps. Here there is a glacier ski area on the Stubai Glacier . Together with the Ötztal Alps to the west, with which they are linked by
25-558: The saddle of Timmelsjoch , the Stubai Alps form one of the biggest mountain blocks of the Eastern Alps. In the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE) the Stubai are no. 31. Their boundary follows the following line: The Alpine Club guide to the Stubai Alps divides the range into 15 subgroups as follows: The ten highest peaks in the Stubai Alps are: There is a total of just under 500 named and surveyed mountains in
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