| Großer Solstein | |
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 The Großer Solstein (to its left the Kleiner Solstein) seen from the Kuhljochspitze | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,541 m (AA) (8,337 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°18′10″N 11°18′28″E / 47.30278°N 11.30778°E / 47.30278; 11.30778 |
| Geography | |
  Großer SolsteinTyrol, Austria
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| Parent range | Nordkette, Karwendel |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Triassic (Ladinian to Lower Carnian) |
| Rock type | Wetterstein limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | in 1846 by Carl von Sonklar |
| Normal route | mountain tour, good stamina necessary |
The Große Solstein is a mountain, 2,541 m (AA) high, on the western corner of the Nordkette range in the Karwendel mountains near Zirl in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its summit may be ascended on various mountain tour routes either from the Solsteinhaus or from the New Magdeburg Hut. These routes are described as not difficult but require stamina. The crossing to the higher peak of the Kleiner Solstein (2,637 m (AA)), despite its name the highest in the Nordkette, is described in that article.
Literature
- Klier, Walter (1996), Alpine Club Guide Karwendelgebirge alpin (in German) (14 ed.), Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, ISBN 3763311211
External links
Media related to Großer Solstein at Wikimedia Commons- Tour description
