Daniel (mountain)

Daniel
Daniel
Highest point
Elevation2,340 m (7,680 ft)
Prominence1,233 m (4,045 ft)[1]
Isolation6.7 kmSchneefernerkopf
Coordinates47°26′N 10°53′E / 47.433°N 10.883°E / 47.433; 10.883
Geography
Daniel is located in Alps
Daniel
Daniel
Location in the Alps
LocationTyrol, Austria
Parent rangeAmmergau Alps
Geology
Rock ageTriassic
Rock typePlattenkalk[2]

The Daniel (2,340 m) is a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol, and the highest peak in the Ammergau Alps, a range within the Northern Limestone Alps . Located near the villages of Ehrwald and Lermoos, it is a popular mountain with hikers. Its North Face is around 200 metres high and its South Face has a more schrofen-like character. With the almost equally high Upsspitze (2,332 m) it forms a double summit. To the northwest is a neighbouring peak, the Hochschrutte (2,247 m).

  1. ^ "Daniel - peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ^ Geologische Karte von Bayern mit Erläuterungen (1:500,000). Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt, 1998.