Vordere Brandjochspitze

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Vordere Brandjochspitze
Brandjoch von Innsbruck.jpg
The Vordere Brandjochspitze seen from Innsbruck
Highest point
Elevation2,559 m (AA) (8,396 ft)
Isolation0.11 km (0.068 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates47°18′07″N 11°20′27″E / 47.30194°N 11.34083°E / 47.30194; 11.34083Coordinates: 47°18′07″N 11°20′27″E / 47.30194°N 11.34083°E / 47.30194; 11.34083
Geography
Vordere Brandjochspitze is located in Austria
Vordere Brandjochspitze
Vordere Brandjochspitze
Tyrol, Austria
Parent rangeNordkette, Karwendel
Geology
Age of rockTriassic
Type of rockWetterstein limestone
Climbing
First ascent1867 by
Normal routeProtected route (UIAA I)

The Vordere Brandjochspitze is a peak, 2,559 m (AA) high, in the Nordkette in the Karwendel range and is one of its highest and most striking peaks. In its immediate vicinity to the north-northwest is its sister summit, the Hintere Brandjochspitze, which is about 40 metres higher. To the south a prominent arête runs over to the Brandjochkreuz (2,268 m (AA)) and the Achselkopf (1,560 m (AA)) and down to the Innsbruck quarter of Hötting. To the east, the main ridge of the Nordkette runs over to Frau Hitt.

Ascents[]

The easiest ascent, the Julius Pock Way, runs from the Frau Hitt Saddle (2,235 m (AA)), which may be reached on various routes from Innsbruck or Scharnitz through the Gleirschtal and Kleinkristental valleys, up to the summit on a UIAA grade I, partly protected, route to the top. Another popular route runs along the Brandjochsüdgrat (UIAA III-) arête.

  • The Vordere Brandjochspitze seen from the Hintere Brandjochspitze. Behind: Innsbruck. Foreground: two young ibexes.

  • The Brandjochsüdgrat arête and Brandjochkreuz (left) and Vordere Brandjochspitze (right)

Literature[]

  • Klier, Walter (1996), Alpenvereinsführer Karwendelgebirge (in German) (14 ed.), München: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, ISBN 3763311211

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