Granatenkogel, Mountain peak in Ötztal Alps, Austria and Italy

Granatenkogel is a mountain in the Ötztal Alps that reaches 3,318 meters (or 3,304 meters according to other sources) and lies exactly on the border between Tyrol in Austria and South Tyrol in Italy. It has a massive appearance with brittle rock in places and sends out pronounced ridges to the northwest, north and southeast, some of which carry climbing routes to the summit. The mountain is bordered by glaciers to the northeast and southwest, and on its southwest flank, called Granatenwand, there is a mineral site.

The mountain's pre-summit was first climbed in the 1850s during military land surveying. The first tourist on the main summit was the Austrian naturalist and government councillor Alexander Ritter von Worafka on 5 August 1878, guided by P. P. Gstrein. Their route ran from Obergurgl through the Ferwalltal valley, over the Östlicher Ferwallferner glacier and up the northwest ridge.

The name Granatenkogel comes from garnet-group minerals found in the area, notably at the Granatenwand on the southwest flank. The Italian name Monte dei Granati carries the same meaning. The peak lies on the border between Tyrol and South Tyrol, and its South Tyrolean slopes belong to the Naturpark Texelgruppe.

The mountain can be reached from the access points in Sölden or Moos in Passeier and requires mountaineering experience and proper equipment. Visitors should expect variable weather conditions at high altitude and plan accordingly.

The mountain's name comes from garnet-group minerals found on its slopes; a mineral site lies on the Granatenwand on the southwest flank. The summit is a border point: the state border between Austria and Italy runs north-south across it, and the South Tyrolean side belongs to the Texelgruppe Nature Park.