Valluga

Valluga is a 2,811 m (AA) high mountain in the Lechtal Alps.^[1] The border between the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg runs over the summit. It is about 3 km north of the village St. Christoph am Arlberg and the Arlberg Pass.^[4]

Plate on summit showing the border between Vorarlberg and Tyrol

Valluga
Valluga as seen from Alpe Erlach
Highest point
Elevation	2,809 m (9,216 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence	572 m (1,877 ft)[3]
Isolation	10.6 km (6.6 mi)[2]
Coordinates	47°09′27″N 10°12′47″E
Geography
Valluga Location of Valluga in the Alps
Location	Austria
Parent range	Lechtal Alps

Vallugabahn

Vallugabahn 1 at upper station

The summit of Valluga is accessible by an aerial tramway called Vallugabahn. This consists of two parts:

• Vallugabahn 1 has its valley station at 2091 m and its upper station at 2648 m.^[5]
• Vallugabahn 2 has its lower station at 2642 m and its top station at 2811 m.^[6]

Other infrastructures

Summit of Valluga

In summer 2006 a C-band weather radar operated by Austro Control was installed on top of Valluga.^[7]

Valluga hosts some amateur radio infrastructures: a 2-meter band amateur radio repeater (uplink 145.6875 MHz, Downlink 145.0875 MHz) and a packet radio digipeater. Both have a common callsign OE7XVR.^[8][9] Between 2004 and 2010 there was also an amateur television repeater (callsign OE7XSI) with interlinks other repeaters in Austria, Switzerland and Germany.^[10]

Ascents

Ascents from alpine club huts:

• From Ulmer Hütte (2285 m) in two hours.^[1][11]
• From Stuttgarter Hütte (2310 m) in two and a half hours.^[1][12]

Ascents from settlements:

• From Zürs (1717 m) in four hours.^[1]