Western Simonyspitze
| Simonyspitzen | |
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The Simonyspitzen from the southeast (Muhsweg). Left: the two Gubachspitzen.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,473 m (AA) (11,394 ft) |
| Prominence | 102 m ↓ Umbalscharte |
| Isolation | 1.6 km → Dreiherrnspitze |
| Coordinates | 47°04′21″N 12°15′36″E / 47.0725°N 12.26°ECoordinates: 47°04′21″N 12°15′36″E / 47.0725°N 12.26°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Venediger Group |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 28 July 1871 by Theodor Harpprecht with guide, Josef Schnell |
The Simonyspitzen are two mountain summits in the Venediger Group of the Austrian Central Alps. They lie within the High Tauern National Park on the border between the Austrian states of East Tyrol and Salzburg.
They were given their name at a meeting of the Austrian Alpine Club on 15 March 1865 at the request of cartographer, Franz Keil who wanted to honour the geographer and Alpine researcher, Friedrich Simony. The peaks were first climbed on 28 July 1871 by Stuttgarter alpinist, Theodor Harpprecht and mountain guide, Josef Schnell.
According to official surveys by the Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying, the Western Simonyspitze (Westliche Simonyspitze, 47°04′21″N 12°15′36″E / 47.07250°N 12.26000°E) is the higher of the two tops at 3,473 m (AA). The Eastern Simonyspitze (Östliche Simonyspitze, 47°04′30″N 12°16′02″E / 47.07500°N 12.26722°E) to the northeast, reaches 3,442 m. According to other sources both peaks are 3,488 m.
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