Östliche Karwendelspitze

#465 among destinations in Austria

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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The Östliche Karwendelspitze is a mountain formed from Wetterstein limestone in the Karwendel mountains on the border between Bavaria and Tyrol. It is the highest mountain of the Northern Karwendel chain and the highest German peak in the Karwendel. It was first climbed by Hermann von Barth on 4 July 1870. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1870Coordinates: 47°26'42"N, 11°25'17"E

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Östliche Karwendelspitze – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wörner, Birkkarspitze, Steinfalk, Mahnkopf.

3.9 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Wörner
100 min walk • The Wörner is a 2,476 m high mountain in the Karwendel on the border between Bavaria and Tyrol. It is part of the Northern Karwendel Chain that initially runs northwards to the Wörner and then swings east. The northwest ridge of the Wörner is very striking and easy to make out from many other peaks in the region.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Birkkarspitze
63 min walk • The Birkkarspitze is the highest mountain in the Karwendel range, Austria as well as an ultra prominent peak. It is located within the Innsbruck-Land District of Tyrol, Austria.
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Steinfalk
113 min walk • Steinfalk is a summit in the Falken Group, a subgroup of the Karwendel range in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mahnkopf
118 min walk • Mahnkopf is a summit in the Falken Group, a subgroup of the Karwendel range in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ödkarspitzen
58 min walk • The Ödkarspitzen are three peaks in the Karwendel mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Hinterautal-Vomper Chain between the ultra-prominent mountain of Birkkarspitze in the east and the Marxenkarspitze in the west. The highest of the summits is the Middle Ödkarspitze with a height of 2,745 m.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kaltwasserkarspitze
82 min walk • The Kaltwasserkarspitze is a mountain in the Hinterautal-Vomper Chain and, at 2,733 m m, is the fourth highest peak in the Karwendel mountains in Austria after the Birkkarspitze, Middle and Eastern Ödkarspitze.
5.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Hinterau valley
136 min walk • The Hinterau valley is a valley crossing the Karwendel range from east to west. The Isar has its official source in the Hinterau valley.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Karwendel
62 min walk • The Karwendel is the largest mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps. The major part belongs to the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, while the adjacent area in the north is part of Bavaria, Germany.