Hochplatte is a mountain of

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. Standing at an elevation of 2082 meters, it is in the

Ammergau Alps The Ammergau Alps ( or ''Ammergebirge'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Bavaria (Germany) and Tyrol (state), Tyrol (Austria). They cover an area of about 30 x 30 km and begin at the outer edge of the A ...

and is the highest point in the

Ostallgäu Ostallgäu is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Oberallgäu, Unterallgäu, Augsburg, Landsberg, Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and by the ...

district. The mountain is also referred to as the ''Ammergauer Hochplatte'' to differentiate it from other mountains sharing the same name in the

Northern Limestone Alps The Northern Limestone Alps (), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. The distinction from the ...

. It is a striking rocky plateau composed of

Wetterstein The Wetterstein mountains (), colloquially called Wetterstein, is a mountain group in the Northern Limestone Alps within the Eastern Alps, crossing the Austria–Germany border. It is a comparatively compact range located between Gar ...

limestone towering above its surroundings. The mountain features two peaks situated approximately 200 meters apart. The eastern summit, is slightly lower at 2079 meters, adorned with a summit cross. Renowned for its panoramic vistas and exposed location, the Hochplatte serves as a destination for hiking and ski touring enthusiasts.

Location

The peak is 7 km east of Fussen in the state of Bavaria. Some mountains to the west(towards Fussen) and northwest are Krähe, Gabelschrofen, Gumpenkarspitze and Geiselstein. To the north is Firstberg, and to the east is Scheinbergspitze. To the south, the

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

terrain slopes down to the

Ammer Saddle The Ammer Saddle (, 1,082 m, 3,550 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Alps on the border between Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. The pass is located in the Ammergau region of southern Bavaria. It leads from Ettal near Obe ...

. Hochplatte is in the Ammergebirge nature reserve.

Base and tours

The easiest way to the Hochplatte is from the Kenzenhütte over to Scheinbergalpe and then through karst terrain over the east side to the summit. According to booklets, the climb takes around two and a half hours. But in reality, the climb typically takes at least 3 hours. A somewhat more demanding tour (T4) with climbing sections at the

UIAA The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme (UIAA; ), was founded in August 1932 in Chamonix, France when 20 mountaineering associations met for ...

I level of difficulty leads over the Fensterl, and then the saddle between Krähe and Hochplatte, and then over the western ridge to the summit. Some rope safety devices are available in difficult sections.

References

* Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Landesamt für Vermessung und Geoinformation Bayern: Digitale Topographische Karte 1:25 000
BayernAtlas
retrieved 9 January 2016
protectedplanet.net
Mountains of Bavaria Ammergau Alps Mountains of the Alps Two-thousanders of Germany