Erlspitz group
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 Eppzirler Alm, behind Erlspitze (left) and Kuhljochspitze (right) |
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| Highest peak | Erlspitze ( 2405 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| part of | Karwendels | |
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ′ N , 11 ° 15 ′ E | |
| surface | 90.0 km² | |
 The Erlspitze is the highest peak in the Erlspitz group |
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The Erlspitz Group , also known as the Seefelder Group, is the most south-westerly side group of the Austrian part of the Karwendel . It encloses the Eppzirler Tal in a horseshoe shape and connects to the Nordkette in the south via the Erlsattel at the Solsteinhaus . Bounded in the west by the Seefeld depression, in the east by the Gleirschtal and the Großkristental , its northern wooded foothills reach as far as Scharnitz .
In contrast to the four large Karwendel chains, the Erlspitz group is made up of main dolomite . Typical are bizarre forms of weathering such as towers, rock needles and heavily chipped ridges as well as rock gates and caves as a result of the rapid decay of individual rock layers.
The valley locations are Hochzirl , Reith , Seefeld and Scharnitz , all of which can be reached via the Mittenwaldbahn on the Innsbruck - Mittenwald railway line .
Two alpine club huts serve as bases for tours in the Erlspitz group: in the west the Nördlinger hut , in the south the Solsteinhaus . In the northern part of the Erlspitz group is the Oberbrunnalm , which is open in summer , and the Eppzirler Alm in the Eppzirler Valley .
Important peaks (in order of altitude)
- Erlspitze ( 2405 m above sea level )
- Reitherspitze ( 2374 m above sea level )
- Freiungen ( 2332 m above sea level )
- Kuhljochspitze ( 2297 m above sea level )
- Seefelder Spitze ( 2221 m above sea level )
- Fleischbank towers ( 2216 m above sea level )
- Fleischbankspitze ( 2206 m above sea level )
- Karlspitze ( 2174 m above sea level )
- Seefelder Joch ( 2060 m above sea level )
- Zischgenkopf ( 1932 m above sea level )
- Fencing head ( 1746 m above sea level )
literature
- Walter Klier : Alpine Club Guide Karwendel alpine. 15th edition, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 2005. ISBN 3-7633-1121-1 .
