The Karwendel is the largest range of the Northern Limestone Alps. Four chains stretch from west to east; in addition, there are a number of fringe ranges and an extensive promontory in the north.
The term Karwendel describes the part of the Alps between the Isar and Inn rivers and the Achensee .
Hermann von Barth , created the tradition of naming the ranges after the valley limiting them in the south: Karwendel Valley , Hinterau Valley and Vomper Loch , Gleiersch Valley , Hall Valley , Inn Valley : Northern Karwendel Range , Hinterautal-Vomper Range (a.k.a. main Karwendel Range), Gleiersch-Halltal Range and Inn Valley Range (a.k.a. Solstein Range or Northern Range). Side ranges are the Erlspitz Group , Soiern Group and Vorkarwendel , Falken Group , Gamsjoch Group and Sonnjoch Group .
Peaks
There are 125 peaks above 2000m in the Karwendel. These are the most important ones:
- Birkkarspitze 2749 m
- Ödkarspitze, mittlere 2745 m
- Kaltwasserkarspitze 2733 m
- Bettelwurf, Großer 2725 m
- Großer Lafatscher 2696 m
- Große Seekarspitze 2679 m
- Grubenkarspitze 2663 m
- Solstein, Kleiner 2637 m
- Speckkarspitze 2621 m
- Brandjochspitze, Hintere 2599 m
- Hohe Warte 2596 m
- Laliderer Spitze 2583 m
- Jägerkarspitze, südl. 2579 m
- Sonntagkarspitze 2575 m
- Pleisenspitze 2567 m
- Brandjochspitze, Vordere 2559 m
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- Hochnissl 2546 m
- Stempeljochspitze 2543 m
- Solstein, Großer 2540 m
- Östliche Karwendelspitze 2537 m
- Vogelkarspitze 2523 m
- Lamsenspitze 2508 m
- Hoher Gleiersch 2491 m
- Wörner 2476 m
- Sonnjoch 2457 m
- Gamsjoch 2452 m
- Erlspitze 2404 m
- Kuhkopf 2390 m
- Westliche Karwendelspitze 2385 m
- Steinfalk 2348 m
- Freiungen, Westgipfel 2332 m
- Suntiger Spitze 2321 m
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- Schaufelspitze 2308 m
- Frau Hitt 2269 m
- Soiernspitze 2259 m
- Rotwandlspitze 2192 m
- Brunnsteinspitze 2180 m
- Schafreuter 2105 m
- Fleischbank 2026 m
- Grasbergjoch 2020 m
- Torkopf 2012 m
- Hölzelstaljoch 2012 m
- Kompar 2011 m
- Juifen 1988 m
- Schönalmjoch 1986 m
- Demeljoch 1924 m
- Dürrnbergjoch 1835 m
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Alpine Huts
In the Karwendel, among the 21 Alpine Huts 18 are run by the German or Austrian Alpine Club :
- Aspachhütte (OeAV Innsbruck)
- Bettelwurfhütte (OeAV Innsbruck)
- Brunnsteinhütte (DAV Mittenwald)
- Dammkarhütte (Privat)
- Falkenhütte (DAV Oberland/München)
- Hallerangerhaus (DAV Schwaben)
- Hochlandhütte (DAV Hochland/München)
- Höttinger Alm (Privat)
- Karwendelhaus (DAV Männer-Turnverein München)
- Krinner-Kofler-Hütte (DAV Mittenwald)
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- Lamsenjochhütte (DAV Oberland/München)
- Magdeburger Hütte (neue) (DAV Geltendorf)
- Mittenwalder Hütte (DAV Mittenwald)
- Nördlinger Hütte (DAV Nördlingen)
- Pfeishütte (OeAV Innsbruck)
- Pleisenhütte (Privat)
- Rotwandlhütte (DAV Neuland/München)
- Seewaldhütte (DAV Achensee)
- Soiernhaus (DAV Hochland/München)
- Solsteinhaus (OeAV Innsbruck)
- Tölzer Hütte (DAV Bad Tölz)
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