The Große Solstein is a mountain, 2,541 m (AA) high, on the western corner of the Nordkette range in the Karwendel mountains near Zirl in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its summit may be ascended on various mountain tour routes either from the Solsteinhaus or from the New Magdeburg Hut. These routes are described as not difficult but require stamina. The crossing to the higher peak of the Kleiner Solstein (2,637 m (AA)), despite its name the highest in the Nordkette, is described in that article.

Großer Solstein
The Großer Solstein (to its left the Kleiner Solstein) seen from the Kuhljochspitze
Highest point
Elevation	2,541 m (AA) (8,337 ft)
Isolation	0.94 km (0.58 mi)
Coordinates	47°18′10″N 11°18′28″E
Geography
Großer Solstein Tyrol, Austria
Parent range	Nordkette, Karwendel
Geology
Age of rock	Triassic (Ladinian to Lower Carnian)
Type of rock	Wetterstein limestone
Climbing
First ascent	in 1846 by Carl von Sonklar
Normal route	mountain tour, good stamina necessary

Literature

• Klier, Walter (1996), Alpine Club Guide Karwendelgebirge alpin (in German) (14 ed.), Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, ISBN 3763311211

External links

• Media related to Großer Solstein at Wikimedia Commons
• Tour description

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