Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze
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The Sonnenspitze, also Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze, is a mountain, 2,417 m (AA) high, in the Mieming Chain in the Austrian state of Tyrol with a subpeak, the Signalgipfel (2,412 m) to the south. An ascent of the Sonnenspitze is one of the most popular tours of the Mieming Chain.
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Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,417 m (AA) (7,930 ft) |
Prominence | 2,417-2,000 m ↓ Biberwierer Scharte |
Isolation | 1.3 km → Wamperter Schrofen |
Coordinates | 47°22′05″N 10°55′18″E |
Geography | |
Location | Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Mieming Chain |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Uppermost Upper Anisian - Lower Carnian |
Type of rock | Wetterstein limestone |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 27 July 1873 by Hermann von Barth (tourist) |
Normal route | Northeast ridge (grade III) |
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