Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze

Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze
The Sonnenspitze from the Drachenkopf to the NW

The Sonnenspitze from the Ehrwald Basin to the north
Highest point
Elevation2,417 m (AA) (7,930 ft)
Prominence2,417-2,000 m ↓ Biberwierer Scharte
Isolation1.3 km → Wamperter Schrofen
Coordinates47°22′05″N 10°55′18″E / 47.36806°N 10.92167°E / 47.36806; 10.92167
Geography
LocationTyrol, Austria
Parent rangeMieming Chain
Geology
Rock ageUppermost Upper Anisian - Lower Carnian
Rock typeWetterstein limestone
Climbing
First ascent27 July 1873 by Hermann von Barth (tourist)
Normal routeNortheast ridge (grade III)

The Sonnenspitze, also Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze, is a mountain, 2,417 m (AA) high, in the Mieming Chain in the Austrian state of Tyrol with a subpeak, the Signalgipfel (2,412 m) to the south. An ascent of the Sonnenspitze is one of the most popular tours of the Mieming Chain.