Großer Bettelwurf
The Großer Bettelwurf is a mountain, 2,726 m (AA), and thus the highest peak in the Gleirsch-Halltal Chain in the Karwendel mountains of Tyrol. It is also the fourth highest summit in the Karwendel. The neighbouring Kleiner Bettelwurf reaches a height of 2,650 m (AA).
| Großer Bettelwurf | |
|---|---|
 The Kleine and Große Bettelwurf from the Mandlspitze
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,726 m (AA) (8,944 ft) |
| Prominence | 814 m ↓ Überschalljoch |
| Isolation | 8.4 km → Kaltwasserkarspitze |
| Coordinates | 47°20′39″N 11°31′11″E |
| Geography | |
  Großer Bettelwurf Location in Austria | |
| Location | Tyrol, Austria |
| Parent range | Gleirsch-Halltal Chain, Karwendel |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Upper Anisian - Lower Carnian |
| Type of rock | Wetterstein Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ca. 1855 Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau (touristic) |
| Normal route | Eisengatter arête/South flank (grade I) |
References
External links
Media related to Bettelwurf at Wikimedia Commons- The legend of the Bettelwurf Ghost
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