Patteriol

The Patteriol is a mountain in the Verwall Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It has an elevation of . (In old literature the elevation is stated higher: . Patteriol is sometimes called "Matterhorn of Verwall" because of its shape.

Aside from the main summit, the Patteriol has some more summits:

• South summit (also called Pfeilerkopf, 2,884 m)
• Horn (3,003 m)
• Kleiner Patteriol (2,590 m)

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Ascents

The ascent on normal route from the alpine club hut Konstanzer Hütte at 1688&nbsp;m to the summit takes approximately 4½ to 5 hours and difficulty grade is II on UIAA climbing scale. The first ascensionists of the summit were around the year 1860 two geodesists, three hunters and a soldier (a "Kaiserjäger").

Additionally there are rock climbing routes. Some of them are:

• North-east ridge, UIAA grade mostly III, two spots IV− and V
• East pillar, grade IV+
• South pillar, grade IV+

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