Schaufelspitze (Stubai Alps)
The Schaufelspitze is a mountain, 3,332 m (AA), in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
| Schaufelspitze | |
|---|---|
 The Schaufelspitze from the northeast (Habicht) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,332 m (AA) (10,932 ft) |
| Prominence | 216 m ↓ Bildstöckljoch |
| Isolation | 1.3 km → Stubaier Wildspitze |
| Coordinates | 46°58′42″N 11°06′57″E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Stubai Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1862 by Joseph Anton Specht and A. Taufer (tourists) |
| Normal route | from Isidornieder in the southwest over blockwork (Blockwerk) |
Its summit is easily accessible to experienced mountaineers from the top station of the Stubai Glacier lift on the Schaufeljoch (also Isidornieder) at 3,158 m west of the peak. Other ascents are the North Arête (UIAA grade III) and the Northeast Arête (also grade III). The route taken by the first climbers was a grade II and ran from the Schaufelnieder (Fernaujoch), in the southeast, to the summit.
The Schaufelspitze from the northeast
The Schaufelspitze from the northwest. Behind: the Zuckerhütl and Pfaffenschneide. Front right: the Schaufeljoch lift.
Literature
- Walter Klier (1980), Stubaier Alpen, Alpine Club Guide (in German), Munich: Rother Bergverlag, ISBN 3-7633-1212-9
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