The Daniel (2,340 m) is a
mountain
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in the
Austria
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n 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).
Ascent
The summit may be reached on an easy
mountain tour from the south,
sure-footedness
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only being required on the summit
arête from the Daniel to the Upsspitze. The ascent on the
normal route starting at Leermoos and passing over the ''Tuftlalm'' and the ''Upsspitze'' takes about 3–4 hours according to the literature. A descent back over the Upsspitze, the 'Grünen Ups'' (a viewing point) and the Tuftlalm to Lermoos takes about 2½ hours. The summit offers a splendid view of the
Zugspitze massif to the east and the
Mieminger Range chain to the south.
Gallery
File:Alpen Daniel.jpg, The Daniel from the Zugspitze
File:Daniel vom Ups aus.jpg, The Daniel from the Upsspitze
File:Daniel Gipfelkreuz.JPG, Summit cross
File:Daniel-Upsspitze Gipfelgrat nach West.JPG, The Upsspitze from the Daniel
File:Daniel - Ammergauer Alpen.jpg, The Daniel from the Riffeltorkopf
References
Literature and maps
*
Alpine Club map, 4/1 Wetterstein-Mieminger Gebirge West (1:25,000)
* Bayrisches Landesvermessungsamt, UK L31 Werdenfelser Land (1:50,000)
* Dieter Seibert:
Alpine Club Guide ''Allgäuer Alpen und Ammergauer Alpen'', Rother Verlag, Munich, 2004,
* Kompass walking map, 1:35,000 series, Sheet 07, ''Werdenfelser Land mit Zugspitze'',
External links
{{Commons category, Daniel (mountain)
The Daniel and the Upsspitze: height profile and tour description
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Tyrol (federal state)
Ammergau Alps