Arnspitze Group

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Arnspitzgruppe seen from the south

The Arnspitzgruppe is a detached mountain range in Tyrol and Bavaria, between Seefeld in Tirol, Mittenwald, between the Leutaschtal the west and the Isar valley near Scharnitz in the east. In the literature, the Arnspitzgruppe is counted for Wettersteingebirge. The majority of the Group is one of Tyrol, a north-eastern part of the group belongs to Bavaria. The border between Bavaria and Tyrol leads over the summit of the Great Arnspitze.

Summit

  • Schartenkopf (1616 m above sea level. A. )
  • Large Arnspitze ( 2196 meters above sea level. A. )
  • Mean Arnspitze ( 2091 m above sea level. A. )
  • Arnplattenspitze ( Rear Arnspitze ) ( 2171 m above sea level. A. )
  • Weißlehnkopf (2002 m above sea level. A. )
  • Arnkopf (1934 m above sea level. A. )
  • Zwirchkopf (1773 m above sea level. A. )

(along the main chain of the Northeast )

The Arnplattenspitze (left) and Mean Arnspitze ( right) from Wildsee

Arnplattenspitze from south

Arnspitzgruppe from the southeast, left behind Wettersteinspitze and wall

Arnspitzgruppe and Western Karwendel massif of south Spitz

Summit of Arnspitzgruppe from the East: Arnplattenspitze, Middle Arnspitze, Large Arnspitze

Seen Arnspitzgruppe of Seefeld

Streets and roads

There is no public roadway in the area, only a very steep forest road from Leutascher district Ahrn on the high saddle. Walkways lead to the individual peaks from the hamlet Ahrn and hunting lodge Hoher Sattel. During the Great Arnspitze and Arnplattenspitze either of Mittenwald on the Riedenberg or Scharnitz can be achieved as partially exposed mountain tour, requires the Gratüberschreitung of the three peaks and thus the Middle Arnspitze climbing skills in the second degree. The most scenic climb to the Great Arnspitze leads from the Leutasch on the Riedenberg lip and the aft heads. Below the summit is at 1930m the unstaffed Arnspitzhütte.

Geology

The Arnspitzgruppe is part of the Northern Limestone Alps and tectonically belongs largely to the Inn Valley ceiling, only the northernmost part from the Riedenberg Charter belongs to the Lechtal. The Arnspitzgruppe is built for the most parts from rocks of the Wetterstein incident to southeast towards. In the area of the high saddle a band Raibler attracts layers from west to east, while the south the Arnspitzen upstream Zunteregg 1682 m above sea level. A. is composed of rocks of the main dolomite. At the foot of the Great Arnspitze early lead was mined. The mine was on Bavarian territory just north of the Austrian border in the Isar valley, at the southwestern end of the Ried soil.

Nature reserve Arnspitze

The Arnspitzgruppe is a nature reserve. The nature reserve was set Arnspitze November 19, 1942. The Austrian part of today, in the communities Leutasch and Scharnitz, district Innsbruck-Land area is a nature reserve by Tir. Nature Conservation Act, includes 10.8 km ², and is the oldest nature reserve in the province of Tyrol. The Bavarian part comprises 1.7 km ².

Others

End of August 1947 broke on the southeast side of Arnspitze due to severe drought from a devastating fire, in which thousands of firefighters from Upper Bavaria and Tirol spent weeks in use. The mountainside is bare since that time.

North Tyrol Limestone Alps Dolomia Principale Formation
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