Daniel | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,340 m (7,680 ft) |
Prominence | 1,233 m (4,045 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 6.7 kmSchneefernerkopf |
Coordinates | 47°26′N 10°53′E / 47.433°N 10.883°E |
Geography | |
Location | Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Ammergau Alps |
Geology | |
Rock age | Triassic |
Rock type | Plattenkalk[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).