Hohe Warte (Karwendel)

Hohe Warte
The Hohe Warte with its prominent south arête in the centre. Left: the Kleiner Solstein. Right: the Hintere and Vordere Brandjochspitze. Seen from Innsbruck
From the left: the Hintere Brandjochspitze, Hohe Warte, Kleiner Solstein and Großer Solstein
Highest point
Elevation2,597 m (AA) (8,520 ft)
Prominence77 m
Isolation0.4 km → Hintere Brandjochspitze
Coordinates47°18′06″N 11°20′02″E / 47.30167°N 11.33389°E / 47.30167; 11.33389
Geography
Hohe Warte is located in Austria
Hohe Warte
Hohe Warte
Parent rangeNordkette, Karwendel
Geology
Age of rockTriassic
Type of rockWetterstein limestone
Climbing
First ascent1870 by Hermann von Barth
Normal routeInnsbruck - Seegrube or Aspach Hut - Gamswart Saddle - Hohe Warte

The Hohe Warte is a mountain, 2,597 m (AA)[1] in height, in the Karwendel range in Austria. It is located between the Kleiner Solstein to the west and the Hintere Brandjochspitze to the east, in the Nordkette in the state of Tyrol, north of the Innsbruck quarter of Kranebitten and has a prominence of at least 77 metres.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen Österreich: Austrian Map online (Österreichische Karte 1:50,000). Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ^ The exact value is unknown, the prominence given is a minimum, but it could be around 19 m greater. It was estimated from the separation of 20 metre contour lines from the 1:10,000 scale topographic map.