The Plattspitzen is a mountain in the
Wetterstein Mountains on the border between
Germany and
Austria. It is a very striking mountain and the southern companion of Germany's highest peak, the
Zugspitze, located at the opposite end of the ledge known as the ''Plattumrahmung''. The mountain has three summits: the eastern summit, known as the ''Gatterlspitz'' (2,680 m), the middle summit (''Mittelgipfel'', 2,674 m) and the western summit (''Westgipfel'', 2,676 m). It was first climbed in 1871 by
Hermann von Barth
Hermann von Barth (5 June 1845 – 7 December 1876) was a famous German mountaineer.
Life and career
Hermann von Barth was born on 5 June 1845 at Eurasburg (Oberbayern), Eurasburg Castle. He initially studied law in Munich, where he was affili ...
, who conquered all three peaks alone departing from the ''
Zugspitzplatt'' ledge. At that time the mountain was also known as the ''Wetterschrofen''.
Location
The mountain is made of
Wetterstein limestone
The Wetterstein Formation is a regional geologic formation of the Northern Limestone Alps and Western Carpathians extending from southern Bavaria, Germany in the west, through northern Austria to northern Hungary and western Slovakia in the east. ...
and lies just under 3 kilometres south of the
Zugspitze, forming the southern cornerstone of the Zugspitze massif. One kilometre to the west it meets the higher, but much less prominent
Wetterspitzen
The ''Wetterspitzen'' are three of the rocky peaks on a mountain ridge in the Wetterstein mountains in the central part of the Eastern Alps in Germany. They lie two kilometres, as the crow flies, southwest of Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze ...
(2,746 m). To the south, towards the valley of the
Gais
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Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden i ...
, the mountain has a very steep and rugged face, about 700 metres high.
Base and climbing
The Plattspitzen can be climbed from the
Knorr Hut
The Knorr Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the German Alpine Club and located in the Wetterstein Mountains at a height of 2,052 m. Its lies right on the edge of the ''Zugspitzplatt'' where it drops into the Reintalanger in a location with sc ...
(2,052 m) to the northeast by crossing the ''Platt'' along the northwestern ridge, parts of which are medium difficulty (in places up to
Grade III).
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References
Sources and maps
*Alpenvereinskarte 1:25.000, Blatt 4/2, ''Wetterstein- und Mieminger Gebirge''
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Bavaria
Mountains of Tyrol (state)
Two-thousanders of Austria
International mountains of Europe
Wetterstein
Two-thousanders of Germany