Waxenstein
Waxenstein is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany. Waxenstein has an elevation of 2,277 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Zugspitze and Alpspitze.
Zugspitze
Peak
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The Zugspitze, at 2,962 m above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, and the Austria–Germany border is on its western summit.
Alpspitze
Peak
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The Alpspitze is a mountain, 2628 m, in Bavaria, Germany. Its pyramidal peak is the symbol of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and is one of the best known and most attractive mountains of the Northern Limestone Alps.
Höllentalanger Hut
Mountain hut
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The Höllentalanger Hut is a managed hut owned by the German Alpine Club in the Wetterstein Mountains of Bavaria, in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hammersbach and Schachen.
Hammersbach
Village
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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.
Schachen
Locality
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Schachen is a locality, which is situated 7 km southeast of Waxenstein.
Waxenstein
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,277 metres
- Description: mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Grainau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.4462° or 47° 26′ 46″ northLongitude
11.02329° or 11° 1′ 24″ eastElevation
2,277 metres (7,470 feet)Open location code
8FVHC2WF+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 508474971OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Venetian—“Waxenstein” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Waxnstoa”
- Cebuano: “Waxenstein”
- Chinese: “瓦克森施泰因山”
- Dutch: “Waxenstein”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل واكسينستين”
- French: “Waxenstein”
- German: “Waxenstein”
- Italian: “Waxenstein”
- Ladin: “Waxenstein”
- Lombard: “Waxenstein”
- Polish: “Großer Waxenstein”
- Venetian: “Waxenstein”
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