Großer Solstein
The Große Solstein is a mountain, 2,541 m (AA) high, on the western corner of the Nordkette range in the Karwendel mountains near Zirl in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its summit may be ascended on various mountain tour routes either from the Solsteinhaus or from the New Magdeburg Hut. These routes are described as not difficult but require stamina. The crossing to the higher peak of the Kleiner Solstein (2,637 m (AA)), despite its name the highest in the Nordkette, is described in that article.
Großer Solstein | |
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![]() The Großer Solstein (to its left the Kleiner Solstein) seen from the Kuhljochspitze | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,541 m (AA) (8,337 ft) |
Isolation | 0.94 km (0.58 mi) ![]() |
Coordinates | 47°18′10″N 11°18′28″E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Nordkette, Karwendel |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Triassic (Ladinian to Lower Carnian) |
Type of rock | Wetterstein limestone |
Climbing | |
First ascent | in 1846 by Carl von Sonklar |
Normal route | mountain tour, good stamina necessary |
Literature
- Klier, Walter (1996), Alpine Club Guide Karwendelgebirge alpin (in German) (14 ed.), Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, ISBN 3763311211
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External links
Media related to Großer Solstein at Wikimedia Commons- Tour description
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