Waxenstein
| Waxenstein | ||
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 View from the Hammersbach meadows |
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| height | 2277 m above sea level NN (see section summit ) | |
| location | Germany , Bavaria , Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| Mountains | Wetterstein Mountains | |
| Dominance | 2.6 km → Alpspitze | |
| Notch height | 116 m ↓ Riffelscharte | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 '51 " N , 11 ° 1' 22" E | |
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| Normal way | No secured routes exist | |
The Waxenstein is a mountain group in the northwestern Wetterstein Mountains .
location
The mountain range rises immediately south of the holiday resort Grainau , near Garmisch-Partenkirchen .
The Kleine Waxenstein forms the end of the Waxenstein ridge with the northeast face of the Manndl, which slopes steeply towards Hammersbach. The Große Waxenstein, the highest peak of the Waxensteinkamm, lies to the west of it. The striking rock summit in between is the Zwölferkopf. The Mittagsscharte is the noticeable incision between the Kleiner Waxenstein and the Zwölferkopf.
To the northwest of the mountains lies the Eibsee (about 970 m above sea level ), the largest mountain lake in the region. At the foot of the steeply sloping slopes , the famous Höllental extends southwards .
Immediately at the end of this approximately five kilometer long valley , the Zugspitze , Germany's highest mountain, rises up. This forms the border with the Austrian Tyrol .
summit
- Großer Waxenstein ( 2277 m above sea level ), first ascent: Hermann von Barth , Martin Ostler on August 9, 1871; already found a signal pole there.
- Kleiner Waxenstein ( 2136 m above sea level ), first ascent: O. Schuster, J. Ostler 1892
- Zwölferkopf ( 2232 m above sea level )
- Mittagscharte ( 2045 m above sea level )
- Manndl ( 1889 m above sea level )
For inexperienced tourists , there is no access to the peaks via cable cars or hiking trails .
The Waxenstein mountain range
View from the Jubiläumsgrat , in the foreground the Höllental
View from the northeast of the Wetterstein Mountains, on the right the Waxenstein
Parish church of St. John the Baptist in Obergrainau with Waxenstein in the background
literature
- Stephan Beulke: Wetterstein. A guide for valleys, huts and mountains (= Alpine Club Guide . Series: Northern Limestone Alps. ). Written according to the guidelines of the UIAA. 4th, unchanged edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7633-1119-X .
