Wetterwandeck

Zugspitzmassif Wetterwandeck center

Pd4

The Wetterwandeck is a 2698 m high summit in Wettersteingebirge. It is located south of the Zugspitze, above the Southern Schneeferner in the comb, which includes the Zugspitze. Neighboring peaks towards Zugspitze are the Eastern, Southern and Northern Weathertop, the Schneefernerkopf and Zugspitzeck; in the opposite direction, to the east, follow the ridge the weather Charte ( 2,475 m ), the Platt tips that Gatterlköpfe and Gatterl.

The first recorded ascent was in 1874 by Hermann von Barth from the Zugspitze ( Normal, I).

In the ski area on the Zugspitze, the Bavarian Zugspitze Railway Mountain Railway AG operated until the end of the winter season 2011/ 12 under the Wetterwandeck the double drag lift system " Wetterwandeck " (altitude: 2400-2700 m, length: 1200 m, capacity: 1200 people per hour ). This plant was the beginning of the winter season 2012/ 13 by a detachable 6 -seater chairlift replaced (67 six-seater, length: 2200 people per hour, according to the manufacturer maximum of 2800 people per hour in 1476 meters in altitude: 287 meters, flow rate ), the was inaugurated on December 4, 2012. Also at the south foot of the mountain is a ski resort, which is operated by the Ehrwalder Almbahnen.

Climbing routes

• Weather edge ( 800 meters height, difficulty V)