Alpspitze

Alpspitze
The North Face of the Alpspitze seen from the Osterfelderkopf
Highest point
Elevation2,628 m (8,622 ft)
Coordinates47°25′46″N 11°2′51″E / 47.42944°N 11.04750°E / 47.42944; 11.04750
Geography
Alpspitze is located in Bavaria
Alpspitze
Alpspitze
Bavaria, Germany
Geology
Mountain typeTriassic
Rock typeWetterstein limestone[1]
Climbing
First ascentProbably by J. Burger from Partenkirchen, 1825
Easiest routeAlpspitz-Ferrata klettersteig

The Alpspitze is a mountain, 2628 m, in Bavaria, Germany. Its pyramidal peak is the symbol of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and is one of the best known and most attractive mountains of the Northern Limestone Alps. It is made predominantly of Wetterstein limestone from the Upper Triassic.

  1. ^ Geologische Karte von Bayern mit Erläuterungen (1:500,000). Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt, 1998.

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