Ester Mountains
The ester Mountains, also called Krottenkopfgebirge, located in the Bavarian Alps between Loisach and Isar valley and is therefore part of the Northern Limestone Alps. To the north it is bounded by the Esch Laine, which excludes the often added counted ridge Home Garden Herzogstandbahn.
The Estergebirge is one of the largest continuous karst areas in the Bavarian Alps.
Summit
Important summit
Important peaks are Krottenkopf ( 2086 m), Bishop ( 2033 m), the Hohe Kisten (1922 m), the High Fricken (1940 m) and the Simetsberg (1836 m). The increases in both the Loisachtal as well as the south east of Krün and Wallgau are relatively long, so it is in Estergebirge with the exception of the developed by a cable car from Garmisch -Partenkirchen Wank (1780 m) have stayed pretty quiet with the almost all year managed Wankhaus.
Summit from north to south
The mountains lie between the mountain villages Eschenlohe, Oberau, Farchant, Partenkirchen, Krün and Wallgau.
- Simetsberg (1836 m)
- Neuglägerkopf ( 1491 m)
- Boiler heads (1594 m)
- Platteneck (1804 m)
- Wallgauer Eck ( 1769.4 m)
- Gaping (1829 m)
- Elferköpfl ( 1412 m)
- Zwölferköpfl (1656 m)
- High crates (1922 m)
- Zundereck ( 1478 m)
- Zunderkopf (1506 m)
- Archtalkopf (1927 m)
- Schindler head (1940 m)
- Upper crack head (2049 m)
- Kareck ( 2046 m)
- Henneneck (1964 m)
- Krottenkopf ( 2086 m)
- Bishop ( 2033 m)
- Amelsberg (1741 m)
- Wank (1780 m)
- Roßwank (1688 m)
- Front Riedenberg (1662 m)
- Red head (1685 m)
- Zunderkopf ( 1611m )
- Mitterkopf (1529 m)
- Bletschertalkopf ( 1358 m)
- Rindberg (1310 m)
- Sheepshead ( 1305 m)
- Krepelschrofen ( 1160.3 m)
- Angerlloch
- Frick cave in the field of Kuhfluchtwasserfälle at Farchant
Excursions
In Estergebirge both summer and winter tours are possible. Two DAV cabins are located in this mountainous region. The Weilheim hut on Krottenkopf, is an important starting point for the tours. The Wankhaus located in the immediate vicinity of the Wankbahn.
A worthwhile tour goes to the Hoher Fricken Kuhfluchtfall, one can see beautiful Farchant from. The creek originates in the middle of a vertical cliff in thick beam ( weather permitting). There one can also observe a slow landslide, whose movement is measured by geologists by means of lasers based on anchored in rock measuring points for years. For laymen sign clearly visible is a " drunken forest " (which are in different directions inclined trees), which is caused by movements of the slope.
When using public transport are interesting crossings and transgressions possible (train stations in Ohlstadt, Eschenlohe, Oberau, Farchant, Garmisch -Partenkirchen, Klais; bus route Kochel am See- Walchensee Wallgau ).