Große Arnspitze

Große Arnspitze
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
Geography
	Große Arnspitze Bavaria, Germany; Tyrol, Austria
Parent range	Wettersteingebirge, Northern Limestone Alps
Geology
Age of rock	Triassic
Mountain type	Wetterstein Limestone
Climbing
Easiest route	Scharnitz – Arnspitzhütte – 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.

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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[1] Geologische Karte von Bayern mit Erläuterungen (1:500.000). Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt, 1998.

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