Rauenkopf

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Rauenkopf
Rauchenkopf
Wildsee Seefeld 01.jpg
The Rauenkopf (left) with the lake of Wildsee in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation 2,011  m (AA) [1]
Coordinates 47°18′30″N11°13′41″E / 47.30833°N 11.22806°E / 47.30833; 11.22806
Geography
Parent range Karwendel

The Rauenkopf, also Rauchenkopf, is a mountain northeast of Reith bei Seefeld in the Karwendel Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is 2,011 metres high. [2]

Ascent

There is no marked route to the top. However a mountain path to the Reither Spitze, known as the Reither Spitzsteig, passes by 250 metres northwest of the summit. [2]

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References

  1. Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV): Topographic map of Austria at AMAP online
  2. 1 2 Seefeld Leutasch 1:25,000 hiking map, Wanderland-Verlag, 4th edn., 2011.