Große Arnspitze
The Große Arnspitze is the highest peak in the Arnspitze Group in the Wettersteingebirge mountains. It is located west of Scharnitz in Austria. The border between Germany and Austria runs over its summit.
| Große Arnspitze | |
|---|---|
 Große Arnspitze | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,196 m (AA) (7,205 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,003 m ↓ Northwest of Neuleutasch → Reither Spitze |
| Isolation | 3.9 km → Upper Wettersteinspitze |
| Coordinates | 47°23′50″N 11°13′21″E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Wettersteingebirge, Northern Limestone Alps |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Triassic |
| Mountain type | Wetterstein Limestone[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scharnitz – Arnspitzhütte – Große Arnspitze |
The normal climbing route, Weg 851, runs from Scharnitz westwards and below the Ahrntalköpfle to the Riedberg. Below this mountain the path bends to the southwest from the Arnspitzhütte, whence it heads northwest to the summit.
References
- Geologische Karte von Bayern mit Erläuterungen (1:500.000). Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt, 1998.
Sources
- Kompass Wander-, Bike und Skitourenkarte: Blatt 25 Zugspitze, Mieminger Kette (1:50.000). Kompass-Karten, Innsbruck 2008, ISBN 978-3-85491-026-8
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