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For climbers, the mountains north of
Leutasch are very interesting, especially the Oberreintal-Schrofen, the Scharnitzspitze and the SchĂĽsselkarspitze. On the south faces of these three border mountains are alpine climbing routes aplenty. In recent years several alpine classics were renovated by
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From
Scharnitz over the Hoher Saddle to Leutasch-Ahrn both variations are combined. In Ahrn the long-distance path forks into a high alpine and an easier variant. The high alpine variant runs via the Meiler Hut into the Reintal valley and continues to the summit of the Zugspitze. From there it
1022:) offer food, refuge and accommodation for mountaineers and hikers. The Munich Branch of the German Alpine Club has rented the Waxenstein Hut (also Alpl Hut or Aiple Hut) since 1920 and operates it as self-catered accommodation. In the
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and the south side of the SchĂĽsselkarspitze and
Scharnitzspitze are well known for alpine climbing routes of all levels up the solid, limestone slabs. The south side above the Gaistal is markedly quieter than the north side.
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The saddle between the
Kankerbach and the Kranzbach (the Loisach – Isar watershed) links the Wetterstein with the Bavarian Prealps. The saddle near the Ehrwalder Alm is the link between the Wetterstein and Mieming Chain.
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trekkers. In addition there are several privately owned huts in the
Wetterstein mountains. Of these, the Kreuzjochhaus stands out because of its idyllic setting, which offers one of the best panoramas in the
402:. Mountain walkers sometimes need to allow for significant differences in elevation. The proximity of the range to the south German centres of population, the scenic landscape and its good network of
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to
Innsbruck and the route from Munich to Lindau. By bypassing Garmisch and moving the south portal of the tunnel east of Telfs-Sagl, the tunnel would be just under 25 kilometres in length.
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to be cut to 90 minutes. The project was assessed in 2013 to cost €2.2 billion to build. A tunnel through the
Wetterstein would save trains one hour in travelling between Munich and
491:. South of Scharnitz it continues along the Drahnbach stream to Seestadeln. To the south the boundary extends from Ehrwald along the Gaisbach stream and over the Ehrwalder Alm to the
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and lifts mean that the mountains are heavily frequented by tourists for most of the year. There are, however, places in the
Wetterstein that are rarely or never visited by people.
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and rugged rocky terrain is not only unique in the German Alpine region, but also offers habitats for several species of animal, such as
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Wettersteinkamm (the southernmost and longest of the 3 ridges of the
Wetterstein, from Gatterl in the west to Mittenwald in the east)
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descends to
Ehrwald. The easier variant runs through the Leutascher Achental valley via the Ehrwalder Alm and also ends at Ehrwald.
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Stage 15 of the North Alpine long-distance path 01 (Limestone Alp Way) runs through the Wetterstein in two route variations.
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that links these two summits. The climbing along the Blassenkamm ridge over the tops of the Innere, Mittlere and Ă„uĂźere
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with five stages through the whole of the Alps, also runs through the Wetterstein. The Red Way of the Via Alpina (
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For many years there were discussions about a project to build a railway tunnel between the Tyrolean village of
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View from the Höllentalanger Hut towards the valley head, Höllentalferner glacier and Zugspitze massif
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summit, too, is a popular destination that can be reached on several different routes. The ridge of
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Blassenkamm (the middle of the Wetterstein ridges, from the Zugspitze to the Alpspitze and beyond)
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Those not interested in a climbing tour or multi-day summit tour, can hike the
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Stage R45 runs from the Meiler Hut to the Reintalanger Hut via the Schachenhaus
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The Wetterstein mountains. View from Ehrwald looking towards the Zugspitze
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Stage R44 runs from Scharnitz to the Meiler Hut via the Leutasch Gasse
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river. To the east the Isar forms the boundary from Mittenwald to
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The Zugspitze Group from the west with summits around the plateau
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and lifts link to the summit regions and high skiing areas: The
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Heinz Zak. This has attracted ever more climbers to the region.
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forms the boundary of the range to the west and north, from the
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1186:(from Ehrwald to the Zugspitzplatt) and the Ehrwalder Almbahn.
1085:(the second part of this stage is located in the Mieming Chain)
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in the Wetterstein mountains with overnight accommodation: the
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115:(purple lines showing international borders and the borders of
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Klettersteig via the Wiener Neustädter Hut on the Zugspitze
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The Wetterstein and Mieming Chain (left) from the northeast
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Brunntalgratsteig from the Knorr Hut to the Jubiläumsgrat
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There are over 150 named summits in the Wetterstein with
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is very frequently climbed using various routes and the
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Waxensteinkamm (the continuation of the Riffelwandkamm)
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1881 Wetterstein map (based on sketches by H. v. Barth)
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The Wetterstein mountains from the southeast: from the
355:. It is a comparatively compact range located between
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Arnstock (an isolated mountain massif near Scharnitz)
1010:(1,366 m). In addition, are the privately run
756:. Amongst the best known are (in order of height):
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valley to the Wettersteinwand and Wettersteinspitze
1047:in the summer and is located in the middle of the
394:The Wetterstein mountains are an ideal region for
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1081:Stage R46 runs from the Reintalanger Hut to the
1071:) runs through the Wetterstein in three stages:
1002:(also: Adolf Zoeppritz Haus, 1,652 m), the
249:The Zugspitze, Riffelwandkamm and Waxensteinkamm
620:The 10 highest summits of the Wetterstein are:
414:The Wetterstein borders on the following other
453:Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
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1284:at www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 11 Jun 2017.
16:Mountain group in the Northern Limestone Alps
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1182:(from the Eibsee to the Zugspitzplatt), the
257:The western Wetterstein mountains from the
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1234:and relieve both the line from Munich via
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1178:from Garmisch to the Zugspitzplatt), the
1536:Mountain ranges of Tyrol (federal state)
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113:Groups of the Northern Limestone Alps
904:has sections that are classified as
1293:Thomas Kantke, Stefan Baumgartner:
1135:Klettersteig on the Dreitorspitze (
1034:is used as a self-catering hut for
585:divides the range based on access:
316:North side of the Wetterstein: the
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589:Zugspitze and Zugspitzplatt ring (
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1202:or the Höllental Gorge in a day.
1018:(2,209 m, maintained by the
226:, Jubiläumsgrat, Hochblassen and
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1145:Nordwandsteig on the Alpspitze
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1126:Steig on the Schneefernerkopf
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343:, is a mountain group in the
1253:Wetterstein visualized in 3D
1184:Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car
777:Partenkirchner Dreitorspitze
510:
57:2,962 m (9,718 ft)
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1521:Mountain ranges of the Alps
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1113:Steig on the Riffelscharte
1051:ski region in the winter.
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1335:Northern Limestone Alps
1333:Mountain ranges of the
1120:valley on the Zugspitze
1105:(sometimes abbreviated
1069:Rote Weg der Via Alpina
1014:(1,866 m) and the
1006:(1,379 m) and the
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518:officially divides the
425:(to the west and north)
345:Northern Limestone Alps
339:), colloquially called
230:from the Partenkirchen
191:Northern Limestone Alps
1441:Upper Austrian Prealps
1220:Munich Central Station
1216:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1109:) in the Wetterstein:
1049:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
982:maintains six managed
911:The region around the
870:Eckbauer, 1,239 m
789:GroĂźe Riffelwandspitze
729:Nördliche Wetterspitze
717:Äußere Höllentalspitze
693:Innere Höllentalspitze
473:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
357:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
353:Austria–Germany border
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1020:Austrian Tourist Club
1016:Wiener Neustädter Hut
771:Ă–stliche Wetterspitze
705:Mittlere Wetterspitze
329:Wetterstein mountains
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85:47.41667°N 10.99500°E
1446:Rax-Schneeberg Group
998:(2,052 m), the
994:(2,366 m), the
990:(2,962 m), the
961:and many species of
564:Dreitorspitze-Massiv
554:Wettersteinhauptkamm
499:) and continues via
1451:Salzburg Slate Alps
1055:Long-distance paths
933:The combination of
801:Oberreintalschrofen
410:Neighbouring ranges
164: /
129:Austria and Germany
81: /
1361:Berchtesgaden Alps
1281:Wettersteingebirge
1206:Wetterstein Tunnel
1065:long-distance path
1004:Höllentalanger Hut
980:German Alpine Club
951:Alpine salamanders
520:Wettersteingebirge
431:(to the northeast)
337:Wettersteingebirge
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90:47.41667; 10.99500
39:Highest point
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1137:Hermann von Barth
1063:, a cross-border
896:is a high alpine
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829:GroĂźer Waxenstein
795:SchĂĽsselkarspitze
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583:Alpine Club Guide
559:Hochwanner-Massiv
542:Waxenstein-Massiv
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168:47.417°N 11.133°E
146:Range coordinates
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1008:Reintalanger Hut
984:Alpine Club huts
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365:Seefeld in Tirol
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902:Höllentalspitze
859:Hoher Kranzberg
841:Osterfelderkopf
835:GroĂźe Arnspitze
670:Höllentalspitze
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569:Wettersteinwand
532:Zugspitz-Massiv
527:Zugspitz-Gruppe
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865:Osterfeuerkopf
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1486:Ybbstal Alps
1481:Vienna Woods
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1471:TĂĽrnitz Alps
1416:Lechtal Alps
1386:Ennstal Alps
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1176:rack railway
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1000:Kreuzeckhaus
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819:Gehrenspitze
754:spot heights
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733:2,746 m
709:2,750 m
685:2,820 m
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634:2,962 m
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349:Eastern Alps
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202:Type of rock
186:Parent range
1516:Wetterstein
1476:Wetterstein
1411:Lechquellen
1346:Allgäu Alps
1173:metre gauge
1036:ski tourers
1032:Stuiben Hut
813:Musterstein
742:Hochblassen
682:Zugspitzeck
347:within the
341:Wetterstein
171: /
140:and Bavaria
88: /
63:Coordinates
22:Wetterstein
1510:Categories
1396:Hochschwab
1259:References
1232:Vorarlberg
1165:cable cars
1061:Via Alpina
992:Meiler Hut
906:UIAA grade
643:Hochwanner
537:Riffelwand
481:Kankerbach
479:along the
477:Mittenwald
463:The River
459:Boundaries
404:cable cars
361:Mittenwald
322:Waxenstein
76:10°59′42″E
1406:Karwendel
1381:Dachstein
1236:Rosenheim
1118:Höllental
1026:lies the
996:Knorr Hut
890:Alpspitze
886:Zugspitze
807:Ă–felekopf
783:Alpspitze
668:Mittlere
630:Zugspitze
511:Subgroups
489:Scharnitz
435:Karwendel
389:Zugspitze
318:Alpspitze
228:Alpspitze
224:Zugspitze
207:Limestone
126:Countries
101:Geography
73:47°25′0″N
53:Elevation
47:Zugspitze
1242:See also
1040:snowshoe
853:Schachen
501:Leutasch
495:valley (
400:climbers
1421:Leogang
1228:Landeck
969:Tourism
939:chamois
847:Stuiben
493:Gaistal
465:Loisach
447:In the
381:Austria
377:Bavaria
373:Germany
369:Ehrwald
274:Gaistal
261:in the
196:Geology
156:47°25′N
1461:Tennen
1401:Kaiser
1198:, the
1190:Sights
963:marten
955:adders
908:III-.
516:SOIUSA
451:, the
379:) and
333:German
159:11°8′E
134:States
1426:Lofer
1212:Telfs
1159:Lifts
1107:Steig
929:Fauna
616:Peaks
385:Tyrol
138:Tyrol
1222:and
1139:Way)
1059:The
1038:and
978:The
974:Huts
935:alms
884:The
581:The
485:Isar
398:and
367:and
327:The
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44:Peak
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