{{Short description|Valley in Tyrol, Austria}} thumb|upright=1.35|Pitztal valley from Arzl im Pitztal, Tyrol, Austria The '''Pitztal''' is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria.<ref name="aeiou">{{cite web|title=Pitztal |work=Encyclopedia of Austria |url=http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.p/p510736_en.htm |accessdate=1 November 2013}}</ref> The Pitztal is a southern side valley of the Upper Inntal, and runs between the valleys Ötztal (to the east) and Kaunertal (to the west).<ref name="aeiou"/> The Pitze river runs the length of the valley and flows into the Rifflsee lake ({{Convert|2232|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) west of the upper course; its average rate of flow is {{Convert|2.7|m3/s|abbr=on}}. The uppermost section of the river produces the Gries waterfall.<ref name="aeiou"/>
The primary economic activity of the valley is agriculture and tourism. One of the main attractions of the valley is the Pitztal underground funicular, which takes passengers from Mittelberg ({{Convert|1736|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}) to Mittelbergferner mountain ({{Convert|2841|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}).<ref name="aeiou"/> Important villages in the valley include Wenns ({{Convert|962|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}), Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal ({{Convert|1366|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}), and Arzl im Pitztal ({{Convert|880|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}).<ref name="aeiou"/>
==Climate== {{Weather box |width = auto |location = Pitztaler Gletscher: 2864m (1991−2020) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 6.0 |Feb record high C = 8.0 |Mar record high C = 7.6 |Apr record high C = 9.0 |May record high C = 12.7 |Jun record high C = 17.8 |Jul record high C = 17.5 |Aug record high C = 17.6 |Sep record high C = 16.0 |Oct record high C = 12.7 |Nov record high C = 10.2 |Dec record high C = 6.2 |year record high C = 17.8
|Jan high C = -4.8 |Feb high C = -5.9 |Mar high C = -3.6 |Apr high C = -1.0 |May high C = 3.0 |Jun high C = 6.3 |Jul high C = 8.2 |Aug high C = 8.7 |Sep high C = 5.2 |Oct high C = 2.9 |Nov high C = -1.6 |Dec high C = -4.3 |year high C =
|Jan mean C = -8.7 |Feb mean C = -9.3 |Mar mean C = -7.2 |Apr mean C = -4.4 |May mean C = 0.0 |Jun mean C = 3.8 |Jul mean C = 6.0 |Aug mean C = 6.2 |Sep mean C = 2.6 |Oct mean C = 0.1 |Nov mean C = -4.8 |Dec mean C = -7.8 |year mean C =
|Jan low C = -11.2 |Feb low C = -13.2 |Mar low C = -10.4 |Apr low C = -7.9 |May low C = -3.3 |Jun low C = 0.5 |Jul low C = 2.4 |Aug low C = 2.8 |Sep low C = -0.4 |Oct low C = -2.8 |Nov low C = -7.8 |Dec low C = -10.7 |year low C =
|Jan record low C = -27.0 |Feb record low C = -29.0 |Mar record low C = -26.3 |Apr record low C = -23.4 |May record low C = -17.5 |Jun record low C = -11.2 |Jul record low C = -7.0 |Aug record low C = -10.2 |Sep record low C = -11.4 |Oct record low C = -19.4 |Nov record low C = -23.0 |Dec record low C = -26.3 |year record low C = -29.0
|source 1 = Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics<ref name=ZAMGnormals> {{cite web | url = https://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/dokumente/klima/dok_klimauebersichten/copy_of_klimanormalperiode_19912020.xlsx | title = Klimamittelwerte 1991-2020 | publisher = Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics | language = de | access-date = 21 August 2023}}</ref> }}
{{Weather box |width = auto |location = St.Leonhard Pitztal: 1454m (1991−2020) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 11.7 |Feb record high C = 13.4 |Mar record high C = 18.8 |Apr record high C = 21.6 |May record high C = 25.8 |Jun record high C = 31.2 |Jul record high C = 30.3 |Aug record high C = 29.3 |Sep record high C = 24.8 |Oct record high C = 22.3 |Nov record high C = 19.2 |Dec record high C = 12.3 |year record high C = 31.2
|Jan high C = 0.9 |Feb high C = 2.7 |Mar high C = 6.0 |Apr high C = 10.1 |May high C = 14.3 |Jun high C = 18.2 |Jul high C = 19.3 |Aug high C = 18.8 |Sep high C = 15.3 |Oct high C = 11.1 |Nov high C = 5.5 |Dec high C = 1.3 |year high C =
|Jan mean C = -4.7 |Feb mean C = -3.7 |Mar mean C = 0.2 |Apr mean C = 4.0 |May mean C = 8.6 |Jun mean C = 12.0 |Jul mean C = 13.8 |Aug mean C = 13.4 |Sep mean C = 9.5 |Oct mean C = 5.5 |Nov mean C = 0.3 |Dec mean C = -3.8 |year mean C =
|Jan low C = -9.5 |Feb low C = -10.2 |Mar low C = -5.4 |Apr low C = -1.8 |May low C = 2.4 |Jun low C = 5.8 |Jul low C = 7.4 |Aug low C = 7.3 |Sep low C = 4.0 |Oct low C = 0.1 |Nov low C = -4.5 |Dec low C = -8.0 |year low C =
|Jan record low C = -23.6 |Feb record low C = -28.4 |Mar record low C = -25.2 |Apr record low C = -15.9 |May record low C = -6.8 |Jun record low C = -2.7 |Jul record low C = -0.5 |Aug record low C = -1.0 |Sep record low C = -5.3 |Oct record low C = -14.2 |Nov record low C = -18.4 |Dec record low C = -22.3 |year record low C = -28.4
|source 1 = Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics<ref name=ZAMGnormals> {{cite web | url = https://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/dokumente/klima/dok_klimauebersichten/copy_of_klimanormalperiode_19912020.xlsx | title = Klimamittelwerte 1991-2020 | publisher = Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics | language = de | access-date = 21 August 2023}}</ref> }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Pitztal}} * [http://www.pitztal.com/en Pitztal official website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pitztal}} Category:Valleys of Tyrol (state)