Wetterspitzen
The Wetterspitzen are three of the rocky peaks on a mountain ridge in the Wetterstein mountains in the central part of the Eastern Alps in Germany. They lie two kilometres, as the crow flies, southwest of Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, on the border between the Austrian province of Tyrol and the German state of Bavaria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,750 metres
- Description: mountain ridge in the Wetterstein mountains in Germany
- Also known as: “Sonnspitz” and “Südliche Wetterspitze”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wetterwandeck and Schneefernerkopf.
Wetterwandeck
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wetterwandeck is a summit, 2,698 m high, in the Wetterstein mountains on the Austro-German border. It is located south of Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, above the Southern Schneeferner in the ridge which borders the Zugspitzplatt to the south.
Schneefernerkopf
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schneefernerkopf is a 2,875-metre-high peak in the Zugspitze massif in the Alps. It lies at the western end of the Wetterstein chain in the Alps on the border between the German state of Bavaria and the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Plattspitzen
Peak
Photo: Svíčková, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plattspitzen is a 2,680-metre-high mountain in the Wetterstein Mountains on the border between Germany and Austria. It is a very striking mountain and the southern companion of Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, located at the opposite end of the ledge known as the Plattumrahmung.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hammersbach and Grainau.
Hammersbach
Village
Photo: MarcelX42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hammersbach is a village in the municipality of Grainau at the foot of the Wetterstein Mountains in South Germany. It is located at the southwestern end of the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and is an important base for tours by mountaineers and hikers. Hammersbach is situated 9 km northeast of Wetterspitzen.
Grainau
Village
Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grainau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in southern Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the foot of the Zugspitze mountain, the tallest mountain in Germany in the sub-mountain range of the Wetterstein Alps which is a branch off the main mountain range it is connected to, the Alps. Grainau is situated 9 km northeast of Wetterspitzen.
Wetterspitzen
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ehrwald, Reutte District, Tyrol, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.4008° or 47° 24′ 3″ northLongitude
10.97035° or 10° 58′ 13″ eastElevation
2,750 metres (9,022 feet)Open location code
8FVGCX2C+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 256042854OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Wetterspitzen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wetterspitzen”
- Chinese: “韋特峰 (韋特施泰因山脈)”
- Chinese: “韋特峰”
- Dutch: “Wetterspitzen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويتيرسپيتزين”
- French: “Wetterspitzen”
- German: “Wetterspitzen”
- Ladin: “Wetterspitzen”
- Polish: “Wetterspitze”
- Portuguese: “Wetterspitzen”
- Romanian: “Wetterspitzen”
- Swedish: “Wetterspitzen”
- Ukrainian: “Веттершпітцен”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kanonenrohr and Windloch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Östliche Wetterspitze and Nördliche Wetterspitze.
Tyrol: Must-Visit Destinations
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