Vordere Brandjochspitze
The Vordere Brandjochspitze is a peak, 2,559 m (AA) high, in the Nordkette in the Karwendel range and is one of its highest and most striking peaks. In its immediate vicinity to the north-northwest is its sister summit, the Hintere Brandjochspitze, which is about 40 metres higher. To the south a prominent arête runs over to the Brandjochkreuz (2,268 m (AA)) and the Achselkopf (1,560 m (AA)) and down to the Innsbruck quarter of Hötting. To the east, the main ridge of the Nordkette runs over to Frau Hitt.
| Vordere Brandjochspitze | |
|---|---|
 The Vordere Brandjochspitze seen from Innsbruck | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,559 m (AA) (8,396 ft) |
| Isolation | 0.11 km (0.068 mi)  |
| Coordinates | 47°18′07″N 11°20′27″E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Nordkette, Karwendel |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Triassic |
| Type of rock | Wetterstein limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1867 by Julius Pock |
| Normal route | Protected route (UIAA I) |
Ascents
The easiest ascent, the Julius Pock Way, runs from the Frau Hitt Saddle (2,235 m (AA)), which may be reached on various routes from Innsbruck or Scharnitz through the Gleirschtal and Kleinkristental valleys, up to the summit on a UIAA grade I, partly protected, route to the top. Another popular route runs along the Brandjochsüdgrat (UIAA III-) arête.
The Vordere Brandjochspitze seen from the Hintere Brandjochspitze. Behind: Innsbruck. Foreground: two young ibexes.
The Brandjochsüdgrat arête and Brandjochkreuz (left) and Vordere Brandjochspitze (right)
Literature
- Klier, Walter (1996), Alpenvereinsführer Karwendelgebirge (in German) (14 ed.), München: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, ISBN 3763311211