Hinteres Sonnwendjoch

Hinteres Sonnwendjoch

North side of the Hinterer Sonnwendjoch with the Rotwandhaus
Highest point
Elevation 1,986 m (AA) (6,516 ft)
Prominence 1,986-1,031 m Wechsel
Isolation 13.0 km Guffert
Coordinates 47°35′54″N 11°56′58″E / 47.59833°N 11.94944°E / 47.59833; 11.94944Coordinates: 47°35′54″N 11°56′58″E / 47.59833°N 11.94944°E / 47.59833; 11.94944
Geography
Hinteres Sonnwendjoch

Tyrol, Austria

Parent range Mangfall Mountains, Bavarian Prealps
Geology
Age of rock Upper Carnian - Norian
Mountain type main dolomite, plattenkalk

Summit of the Hinterer Sonnwendjoch from the southwest

The Hinteres Sonnwendjoch in the Austrian state of Tyrol is a mountain, 1,986 m (AA), and the highest peak of the Mangfall range, a subdivision of the Bavarian Prealps. Because the Brandenberg Alps to the south are lower, its summit offers outstanding views of the Central Alps despite its low elevation. The Hinterer Sonnwendjoch drops away steeply to the north into the Grund. The summit is made of main dolomite and, on the south side, of plattenkalk.[1]

A long, but easy mountain hike from Valepp (890 m) in Bavaria leads up to the Bärenbadalm (1,590 m) and on to the summit. Considerably shorter, but also easy is the climb from Ackernalm (1,383 m) south of the massif, which is easily reached on the toll road from Bayrischzell or Kufstein.

References

  1. Provisional Geological Map of the Republic of Austria, 1:50,000, published by the Federal Institute of Geology, Vienna, 2007/09, Sheet 89, Angath
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