Hafelekarspitze

Hafelekarspitze

The North Chain seen from Innsbruck.
Centre: the Hafelekar top station,
right: (east) the Hafelekarspitze
Elevation 2,334 m above sea level (AA) (7,657 ft)
Location
Hafelekarspitze

Tyrol,  Austria

Range North Chain, Karwendel
Coordinates 47°18′46″N 11°23′11″E / 47.312828°N 11.38632°ECoordinates: 47°18′46″N 11°23′11″E / 47.312828°N 11.38632°E
Geology
Type Wetterstein limestone [1]
Age of rock Triassic
Climbing
Access Nordketten Cable Car

The Hafelekarspitze is a mountain in the so-called North Chain (Nordkette) north of Innsbruck in Austria.

Location and landscape

Below and west of the summit is the top station of Hafelekar, the second section of the Nordkette Cable Car at a height of 2,269 m above sea level (AA), from where the Hafelekarspitze may be reached in a few minutes by foot on a metalled path.

Not far from there is the Hafelekar Survey Station, a cosmic radiation observatory of the University of Innsbruck, the only one of its kind in Austria.

Routes

In summer, the Hafelekarspitze is the start point for mountain hikes and tours along the Goethe Way (Goetheweg) to the Gleirschspitze, the Mandlspitze (2,366 m above sea level (AA)), the Gleirschtaler Brandjoch saddle or to the Rumer Spitze. At the eastern end of the Goethe Way is the Pfeis Hut north and below the Rumer Spitze, which is used as a base for the long route via the Wilde Bande-Steig to the Lafatscher Joch (2,081 m above sea level (AA)) and the Hallerangerhaus. In winter there is a ski route from the top station to the Seegrube (1,905 m above sea level (AA)), the centre of the North Chain ski area.

The Tunigskar cirque: view looking north to the Gleirsch-Halltal Chain

External links

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References

  1. ↑ Geologische Karte von Bayern mit Erläuterungen (1:500,000). Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt, 1998.