| Große Arnspitze | |
|---|---|
Große Arnspitze | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,196 m (AA) (7,205 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,003 m ↓ Northwest of Neuleutasch → Reither Spitze |
| Isolation | 3.9 km → Upper Wettersteinspitze |
| Coordinates | 47°23′50″N11°13′21″E / 47.3971306°N 11.2225417°E Coordinates: 47°23′50″N11°13′21″E / 47.3971306°N 11.2225417°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Wettersteingebirge, Northern Limestone Alps |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Triassic |
| Mountain type | Wetterstein Limestone [1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scharnitz – Arnspitzhütte – Große Arnspitze |
The Große Arnspitze is the highest peak in the Arnspitze Group in the Wettersteingebirge mountains. It is located west of Scharnitz in Austria. The border between Germany and Austria runs over its summit.
The Arnspitze Group is a free-standing mountain chain in Austrian and Germany, in the states of Tyrol and Bavaria, between Seefeld in Tirol and Mittenwald, and between the Leutasch valley in the west and the Isar valley near Scharnitz in the east. In the literature, the Arnspitze Group is classed as part of the Wettersteingebirge. The majority of the group belongs to Tyrol, a northeastern part of the chain lies in Bavaria. The border between Bavaria and Tyrol runs over the summit of the Große Arnspitze.
Scharnitz is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) north of Innsbruck and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Seefeld in Tirol on the German border. It is one of the largest municipalities and has 10 parts: Au, Eisack, Gießenbach, Inrain, Jägerviertel, Oberdorf, Schanz, Schießstand, Siedlung, Unterdorf. The village was founded in the early Middle Ages and was once an important commercial route between Germany and Italy. The main source of income is tourism, both in summer and winter. Scharnitz is the western entry point to the Hinterau valley, where the source of river Isar is located.
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.
The normal climbing route, Weg 851, runs from Scharnitz westwards and below the Ahrntalköpfle to the Riedberg. Below this mountain the path bends to the southwest from the Arnspitzhütte, whence it heads northwest to the summit.
