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Gratlspitz from the Alpbacher south side |
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height | 1899 m above sea level A. | |
location | Tyrol , Austria | |
Mountains | Kitzbühel Alps | |
Dominance | 4.4 km → Schatzberg | |
Notch height | 509 m ↓ Hösljoch | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 24 '54 " N , 11 ° 56' 52" E | |
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rock | Spielberg Dolomit (Schwazer Dolomit) | |
Age of the rock | Lower Devon |
The Gratlspitze , also the Gratlspitz or the Gratlkopf ( dialect [ kraːd̥l̩ˈʃpiːts ] or [ ˈkraːd̥l̩kxoːpf ]), is a mountain in the Tyrolean part of the Kitzbühel Alps . It joins the Schatzberg to the north .
It has next to 1899 m above sea level. A. high main peak there are two more secondary peaks that give it a distinctive face. The mountain lies between the high valleys of Wildschönau and Alpbachtal .
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Alpbach_-_Gratlspitz_.jpg/220px-Alpbach_-_Gratlspitz_.jpg)
Gratlspitze from the south with the municipality of Alpbach in the foreground
Due to its exposed location as a single mountain, you have an excellent view from the summit.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Gratlspitz.jpg/220px-Gratlspitz.jpg)
The Gratlspitz photographed from Thierbach, Wildschönau , in summer 2010 . On the right the main peak.
Silver mining was carried out on the mountain for many years . Some tunnel entrances and debris (see photo from the Wildschönau site) are still clearly visible today.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying : Austrian Map 1: 50,000, AMAP Online , accessed on January 18, 2011
- ↑ Alpine Club Map 34/1 Kitzbüheler Alpen, West, 2003