Großer Bettelwurf

Großer Bettelwurf

The Kleine and Große Bettelwurf from the Mandlspitze
Highest point
Elevation 2,726 m (AA) (8,944 ft)
Prominence 814 m Überschalljoch
Isolation 8.4 km Kaltwasserkarspitze
Coordinates 47°20′39″N 11°31′11″E / 47.3442944°N 11.5197667°E / 47.3442944; 11.5197667Coordinates: 47°20′39″N 11°31′11″E / 47.3442944°N 11.5197667°E / 47.3442944; 11.5197667
Geography
Großer Bettelwurf

Location in Austria

Location Tyrol, Austria
State/Province AT-7
Parent range Gleirsch-Halltal Chain, Karwendel
Geology
Age of rock Upper Anisian - Lower Carnian
Mountain type Wetterstein Limestone
Climbing
First ascent ca. 1855 Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau (touristic)
Normal route Eisengatter arête/South flank (grade I)

The Kleiner and Großer Bettelwurf from the southwest (Thaur)

The Großer Bettelwurf is a mountain, 2,726 m (AA), and thus the highest peak in the Gleirsch-Halltal Chain in the Karwendel mountains of Tyrol. It is also the fourth highest summit in the Karwendel. The neighbouring Kleiner Bettelwurf reaches a height of 2,650 m (AA).

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