Hintere Brandjochspitze

Hintere Brandjochspitze

Left: the Hintere Brandjochspitze; right: the Hohe Warte, Kleiner Solstein and Großer Solstein. Taken from the Reither Spitze (from the NNW)
Elevation 2,599 m above sea level (AA) (8,527 ft)
Location
Hintere Brandjochspitze

Northwest of Innsbruck, Tyrol

Range Nordkette, Karwendel
Coordinates 47°18′11″N 11°20′21″E / 47.30306°N 11.33917°ECoordinates: 47°18′11″N 11°20′21″E / 47.30306°N 11.33917°E
Geology
Type Wetterstein limestone
Rock summit
Age of rock Triassic
Climbing
First ascent In 1870 by Hermann v. Barth
Normal route Short trackless climb from the Vorderen Brandjochspitze at climbing grade UIAA I

The Hintere Brandjochspitze (2,599 m above sea level (AA)) is a summit roughly 200 metres northwest of the Vordere Brandjochspitze in the Nordkette range above Innsbruck. It rises above its "forward" neighbour by around 40 metres.

The summit may be reached in 20 minutes from the Vordere Brandjochspitze at climbing grade UIAA I through a gully left of the arête. A more difficult route runs along the western arête (grade III-) from the Hohe Warte. Other routes along the northern Hippengrat (UIAA IV) from the Hippenspitze (2,388 m) and from the northwest (UIAA IV) are rarely used.

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