Bratschenköpfe

Großer Bratschenkopf

Summit cross of the Großer Bratschenkopf
Highest point
Elevation 2,857 m (AA) (9,373 ft)
Coordinates 47°25′09″N 13°04′46″E / 47.419146°N 13.079438°E / 47.419146; 13.079438Coordinates: 47°25′09″N 13°04′46″E / 47.419146°N 13.079438°E / 47.419146; 13.079438
Geography
Großer Bratschenkopf
Parent range Hochkönig massif, Berchtesgaden Alps
Kleiner Bratschenkopf
Highest point
Elevation 2,686 m (AA) (8,812 ft)
Coordinates 47°25′22″N 13°05′52″E / 47.422773°N 13.097882°E / 47.422773; 13.097882
Geography
Parent range Hochkönig massif, Berchtesgaden Alps
Climbing
First ascent Ludwig Purtscheller, 1885

The Bratschenköpfe, consisting of the Großer Bratschenkopf (2,857 m (AA)) and Kleiner Bratschenkopf (2,686 m (AA)), are two peaks in the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The lie in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

The Großer Bratschenkopf may be climbed on a trackless route from the north from the crossing between the Arthurhaus and the Matrashaus (grade: easy). The Kleiner Bratschenkopf to the east may be reached from the same route (grade I).

Across the south face of the Großer Bratschenkopfs runs the climbing route known as Freier als Paul Preuß by Albert Precht (first climb, 1986, free solo, grade VII, face height 900 metres).

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