Hochwanner
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__NOTOC__ At , the Hochwanner (formerly: Kothbachspitze) is the second highest mountain in Germany after the Zugspitze (if the somewhat higher Schneefernerkopf is only considered as a sub-peak of the Zugspitze). In addition the Hochwanner is the highest peak on the main ridge of the Wetterstein (Wettersteinhauptkamm) running from Gatterl to the Upper Wettersteinspitze (Oberen Wettersteinspitze) above Mittenwald in an east–west direction. From the Hochwanner massif there is an all-round view of the Rein valley (Reintal), the Leutasch valley in Austria, the Gais valley, the Zugspitze, the Miemin
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Hochwanner
- Mountain.photo
- Hochwanner von S HQ.jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2744
- Mountain.map
- Alps
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in the Alps
- Mountain.map_size
- 250
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.location
- Bavarian / Tyrolian border
- Mountain.range
- Wettersteinhauptkamm
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1870 by Hermann von Barth
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Mountain tour (from the south, partially trackless, Grade I climb in places)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- Austria
- Located in
- Leutasch
- Elevation
- 2744
- Material used
- sedimentary rock
- Image
- Hochwanner von S HQ.jpg
- Significant event
- first ascent
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- Hochwanner
- mountain range
- Wetterstein
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__NOTOC__ At , the Hochwanner (formerly: Kothbachspitze) is the second highest mountain in Germany after the Zugspitze (if the somewhat higher Schneefernerkopf is only considered as a sub-peak of the Zugspitze). In addition the Hochwanner is the highest peak on the main ridge of the Wetterstein (Wettersteinhauptkamm) running from Gatterl to the Upper Wettersteinspitze (Oberen Wettersteinspitze) above Mittenwald in an east–west direction. From the Hochwanner massif there is an all-round view of the Rein valley (Reintal), the Leutasch valley in Austria, the Gais valley, the Zugspitze, the Mieming Chain, the Jubiläumsgrat, the Karwendel mountains and far into the central Alps.
Despite being the second highest peak in Germany and having a north face which drops about 1500 m (one of the highest rock faces in the whole of the Northern Limestone Alps) the Hochwanner has remained a relatively unknown mountain. This is due to its relatively inaccessible location, behind the Alpspitze and hidden by the Höllentalspitze. The more widely known, but lower Watzmann is often wrongly cited as the second highest mountain in Germany.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hochwanner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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