Sonnenkar
Sonnenkar is an aerial lift in Grainau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria. Sonnenkar is situated nearby to the railway station Zugspitzplatt, as well as near the peak Zugspitze.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zugspitze and Schneefernerkopf.
Zugspitze
Peak
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.
Schneefernerkopf
Peak
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.
Zugspitzplatt station
Railway station
Zugspitzplatt Station, also known as the Glacier Station Zugspitzplatt, is a high-altitude railway terminus of the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn, a cog railway that connects Garmisch-Partenkirchen to the Zugspitzplatt, a plateau on Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain at 2,962 meters. Zugspitzplatt station is situated 1 km northwest of Sonnenkar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ehrwald and Lermoos.
Ehrwald
Ehrwald is a picturesque village in the Northwest Tyrol region of Austria. Nestled at the foot of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak, Ehrwald is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts year-round.Lermoos
Lermoos is a village in the Außerfern, Northwest Tyrol in Austria. It sits at 1,004 m on a sunny shelf above a wide flat moor basin, staring straight across at the Zugspitze.Sonnenkar
- Type: Aerial lift
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Grainau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.40993° or 47° 24′ 36″ north
Longitude
10.99188° or 10° 59′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FVGCX5R+XQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aerialway=station
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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