Wetterwandeck
The Wetterwandeck is a summit, 2,698 m high, in the Wetterstein mountains on the Austro-German border. It is located south of Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, above the Southern Schneeferner in the ridge which borders the Zugspitzplatt to the south.
Wetterwandeck | |
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The Zugspitze massif with the Wetterwandeck in the centre | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,698 m (8,852 ft) |
Prominence | 30 |
Parent peak | Southern Wetterspitze |
Coordinates | 47°23′53″N 10°58′37″E |
Geography | |
Wetterwandeck Location in the Alps | |
Location | Bavaria, Germany; Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Wetterstein, Northern Limestone Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1874, Hermann von Barth |
The first verifiable ascent of the Wetterwandeck was in 1874 by Hermann von Barth.[1]
A drag lift in the ski region on the Zugspitzplatt below the Wetterwandeck was named after the mountain. There is also a piste at the southern foot of the mountain known as the Ehrwalder Almbahnen.
Climbing routes
- Wetterkante (800 metres in height, difficulty: UIAA V)
Sources
References
- Hermann von Barth (1874). "Aus den Nördlichen Kalkalpen". Retrieved 14 May 2009.
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