Großer Beil

The Großer Beil,[1][2] is a 2,309 m (AA) high mountain at the head of the Wildschönau valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It belongs to the Kitzbühel Alps and is the highest summit on the ridge that separates the Wildschönau from the neighbouring valley of the Alpbach to the west. Around 500 metres north is the 2,189 m high Seekopf and a further 500 metres beyond that is the Kleine Beil at 2,197 m. The next mountain to the south is the 2,216 m high Gressenstein. On the other side of the valley is the Wildkarspitze (1,961 m).

Großer Beil
The Großer Beil seen from the Lämpersberg
Highest point
Elevation2,309 m (AA) (7,575 ft)
Isolation3.1 km (1.9 mi) 
Coordinates47°20′29″N 12°01′36″E 
Geography
Großer Beil
Parent rangeKitzbühel Alps

The Großer Beil is a popular hiking mountain and may be reached on marked trails from the north or south. The usual start point is the Schönangeralm (1,173 m) at the head of the Wildschönau valley behind Auffach. In winter the Großer Beil is a popular ski tour.[3]

The name of the mountain is not derived from the German word Beil (="hatchet") but from a dialect word for a place near which animals are held during a hunt.

References
  1. Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen: Österreichische Karte 1:50.000, AMAP Online, accessed on 9 Feb 2010
  2. Alpenvereinsführer Kitzbüheler Alpen
  3. Tourenwelt.at, accessed on 18 Feb 2010
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