Wilde Leck

Wilde Leck

The Wilde Leck from the northeast. Front right: the Zahme Leck.
Highest point
Elevation 3,361 m (AA) (11,027 ft)
Prominence 306 m Fernaujoch
Isolation 5.2 km Schrankogel
Coordinates 47°00′13″N 11°03′49″E / 47.00361°N 11.06361°E / 47.00361; 11.06361Coordinates: 47°00′13″N 11°03′49″E / 47.00361°N 11.06361°E / 47.00361; 11.06361
Geography
Wilde Leck

Tyrol, Austria

Parent range Stubai Alps
Geology
Mountain type Granite
Climbing
First ascent Zachäus Grüner from Sölden around 1865. For leisure, F. Drasch, Ludwig Purtscheller and Q. Gritsch on 1 September 1877
Normal route south face (grade III in one place)

The Wilde Leck is a mountain, 3,361 m (AA), in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It rises immediately west of the Sulztalferner glacier and towers above the Ötztal valley, 5.5 km northwest of Sölden. It has a rocky summit made of solid granite and prominent arêtes. In the Stubai Alps the Wilde Leck is one of the most difficult summits to climb, because its easiest route runs initially over glaciers and then up a rock face that is assessed as climbing grade III (UIAA).

Just north of the Wilde Leck ("Wild Leck") is the Zahme Leck ("Tame Leck", 3,226 m (AA)).

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