The Wurmkogel cable car in Hochgurgl reaches 3,082 meters at the Austrian-Italian border ridge, the highest lift-accessible point in one of Austria’s highest ski resorts. The summit looks south into South Tyrol and north across the Otztaler Alps over the Obergurgl valley 1,700 meters below. Included with the Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ski pass; summer cable car approximately EUR 20-25. Check hochgurgl.com for current schedule. Hochgurgl is at the top of the Oetztal, 1.5 hours from Innsbruck by bus.
mountain in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
Wurmkogel
The Wurmkogel at 3,082 meters is the highest peak in the Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ski area, reached by the Wurmkogl cable car from Hochgurgl. The summit stands at the Austrian-Italian border ridge, and the view south extends into South Tyrol's Sesvenna Alps while the view north takes in the Otztaler Alps and the Obergurgl valley 1,700 meters below.
- Type
- mountain
- Destination
- Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 6456 Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
- Coordinates
- 46.8860, 11.0790