Alpspitze
Sign in to saveThe Alpspitze is a mountain, 2628 m, in Bavaria, Germany. Its pyramidal peak is the symbol of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and is one of the best known and most attractive mountains of the Northern Limestone Alps. It is made predominantly of Wetterstein limestone from the Upper Triassic.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Alpspitze
- Mountain.image
- Alpspitze (Wetterstein).jpg
- Mountain.image_caption
- The North Face of the Alpspitze seen from the Osterfelderkopf
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2628
- Mountain.map
- Germany Bavaria
- Mountain.location
- Bavaria, Germany
- Mountain.geology
- Wetterstein limestone
- Mountain.type
- Triassic
- Mountain.first_ascent
- Probably by J. Burger from Partenkirchen, 1825
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Alpspitz-Ferrata klettersteig
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- Observation platform
- Gallery
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The Alpspitze is a mountain, 2628 m, in Bavaria, Germany. Its pyramidal peak is the symbol of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and is one of the best known and most attractive mountains of the Northern Limestone Alps. It is made predominantly of Wetterstein limestone from the Upper Triassic.
== Ascent == Several klettersteigs run up the Alpspitze. The shortest ascent starts at the valley station of Osterfelderkopf (2,033 m) on the Alpspitze Cable Car from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From the Osterfelderkopf the Alpspitze may be climbed either directly along the Alpspitz-Ferrata, an easy, mostly protected and much frequented klettersteig (ca. 2 hours).