Schneefernerkopf
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zugspitze and Schneeferner.
Zugspitze
Peak
Photo: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Schneeferner
Glacier
Photo: Gerdt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schneeferner in the Bavarian Alps is Germany's highest and largest glacier.
Wetterspitzen
Peak
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.
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 8 km northeast of Schneefernerkopf.
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 8 km northeast of Schneefernerkopf.
Schneefernerkopf
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,875 metres
- Description: mountain of the Wetterstein at the border Bavaria, Germany, and Tyrol, Austria
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ehrwald, Reutte District, Tyrol, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.4096° or 47° 24′ 35″ northLongitude
10.96996° or 10° 58′ 12″ eastElevation
2,875 metres (9,432 feet)Open location code
8FVGCX59+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 256042768OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Schneefernerkopf” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Chinese: “施內費訥山”
- Dutch: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ستشنيفيرنيركوپف”
- Esperanto: “Schneefernerkopf”
- French: “Schneefernerkopf”
- German: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Italian: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Ladin: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Polish: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Portuguese: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Romanian: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Swedish: “Schneefernerkopf”
- Ukrainian: “Шнеефернеркопф”
- Western Panjabi: “شنیفرنرکوف”
- “Schneefernerkopf”
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