Großer Solstein

The Große Solstein is a mountain, 2,541 m (AA) high, on the western corner of the Nordkette range in the Karwendel mountains near Zirl in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its summit may be ascended on various mountain tour routes either from the Solsteinhaus or from the New Magdeburg Hut. These routes are described as not difficult but require stamina. The crossing to the higher peak of the Kleiner Solstein (2,637 m (AA)), despite its name the highest in the Nordkette, is described in that article.

Großer Solstein
The Großer Solstein (to its left the Kleiner Solstein) seen from the Kuhljochspitze
Highest point
Elevation2,541 m (AA) (8,337 ft)
Isolation0.94 km (0.58 mi) 
Coordinates47°18′10″N 11°18′28″E
Geography
Großer Solstein
Parent rangeNordkette, Karwendel
Geology
Age of rockTriassic (Ladinian to Lower Carnian)
Type of rockWetterstein limestone
Climbing
First ascentin 1846 by Carl von Sonklar
Normal routemountain tour, good stamina necessary

Literature

  • Klier, Walter (1996), Alpine Club Guide Karwendelgebirge alpin (in German) (14 ed.), Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, ISBN 3763311211
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