Breitenstein (Chiemgau Alps)

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Breitenstein
Breitenstein (left) and Geigelstein (right) from the east

Breitenstein (left) and Geigelstein (right) from the east

height 1661  m above sea level A.
location Bavaria , Germany and Tyrol , Austria
Mountains Chiemgau Alps
Dominance 1 km →  Geigelstein
Notch height 116 m ↓  Breitenstein saddle
Coordinates 47 ° 41 '48 "  N , 12 ° 20' 17"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 41 '48 "  N , 12 ° 20' 17"  E
Breitenstein (Chiemgau Alps) (Tyrol)
Breitenstein (Chiemgau Alps)
rock Slab limestone rocks
Age of the rock Upper Triassic , Upper Norium

The Breitenstein is a 1661  m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Chiemgau Alps , over which the border between Bavaria and Tyrol runs.

The summit of the Breitenstein is about 1.3 kilometers south of the Geigelstein ( 1808  m ). Like this one, it is located between the Prien valley in the west and the Tiroler Ache in the east.

It can be easily reached on foot in about 45 minutes from the Priener Hütte . Other climbs lead directly from the Geigelstein over its southwest ridge and from the Wuhrsteinalm to the summit.

literature

  • Heinrich Bauregger: Bavarian local mountains. The most beautiful tours between Berchtesgaden and Füssen . 4th edition Bruckmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-7654-1072-1 .
  • Ulrike Klugmann: Chiemgau Alps (outside; 23). HB Verlag, Hamburg 1982.
  • Tobias Sessler: Breitenstein . In: Ders .: Chiemgau Alps hiking guide . BoD, Norderstedt 2008, ISBN 978-3-8370-4363-1 , p. 27.
  • Evamaria alarm clock: Breitenstein . In: Dies .: Chiemgau Alps. With the Berchtesgaden Alps and the Kaiser Mountains . Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-7633-5806-9 , p. 50.