Mountain type Wetterstein limestone Elevation 2,559 m Age of rock Triassic | First ascent 1867 by Julius Pock Mountain range Karwendel Parent ranges Nordkette, Karwendel | |
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Normal route Protected route (UIAA I) Similar Frau Hitt, Kleiner Solstein, Hohe Warte, Großer Solstein, Kemacher | ||
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.
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Map of Vordere Brandjochspitze, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
AscentsEdit
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.
LiteratureEdit
Walter Klier (1996) (in German), Alpenvereinsführer Karwendelgebirge (14 ed.), München: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, ISBN 3763311211