Großer Solstein

Großer Solstein

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; 11.30778Coordinates: 47°18′10″N 11°18′28″E / 47.30278°N 11.30778°E / 47.30278; 11.30778
Geography
Großer Solstein

Tyrol,  Austria

Parent range Nordkette, Karwendel
Geology
Age of rock Triassic (Ladinian to Lower Carnian)
Mountain 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

Walter Klier (1996) (in German), Alpine Club Guide Karwendelgebirge alpin (14 ed.), Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, ISBN 3763311211 

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