Karetjoch

Karetjoch is a mountain saddle in Tyrol, Austria and has an elevation of 1,745 metres. Karetjoch is situated nearby to the locality Grüne Schulter, as well as near Geopfad 17.

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,745 metres
Description: saddle in the Allgäu Alps in Tyrol, Austria
Also known as: “Hundsarsch-Scharte”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gimpel and Rote Flüh.

Gimpel

Peak

Photo: Gohnarch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gimpel is a peak in the Tannheim Mountains, a sub-range of the Allgäu Alps. It is 2,173 m high. The name is derived from the Gimpelalpe alp in der "hollow". The Gimpel is made of Wetterstein limestone.

Rote Flüh

Peak

Photo: Richard Mayer, CC BY 3.0.

For the "Rote Flüh" feature on the North Face of the Eiger, see Eiger. The Rote Flüh is a peak in the Tannheim Mountains, a sub-range of the Allgäu Alps.

Schartschrofen

Peak

Photo: Kauk0r, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Schartschrofen is a rocky summit, 1,968 m high, in the Tannheim Mountains, a sub-group of the Allgäu Alps. It lies northwest of the Rote Flüh and south of the col of Füssener Jöchl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vils in Tirol and Pinswang.

Vils in Tirol

Photo: Gras-Ober, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vils is a small town in Northwest Tyrol. It is close to Füssen in Germany and makes for a more sedate alternative base for trips to the castles of Hohenschwangau.

Pinswang

Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pinswang is a picturesque historic Alpine village in the Austrian Ausserfern region of the northern Tirol. It lies on the border with the Allgäu region of Bavaria Germany.