Ödkarspitzen Explained

Middle Ödkarspitze
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Elevation: (2745disp=output onlyNaNdisp=output only)
Isolation:1.0 km → Birkkarspitze
Prominence:2,745-2,635 m ↓ Schlauchkar Saddle
Range:Hinterautal-Vomper chain, Karwendel
Location:Tyrol, Austria
Map:Austria
Coordinates:47.4125°N 11.4242°W
Geology:Wetterstein limestone
Age:Triassic
First Ascent:1853 by a surveyor
Normal Route:Scharnitz – Karwendelhaus – Schlauchkarsattel – Middle Ödkarspitze

The Ödkarspitzen are three peaks in the Karwendel mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Hinterautal-Vomper Chain between the ultra-prominent mountain of Birkkarspitze in the east and the Marxenkarspitze in the west. The highest of the summits is the Middle Ödkarspitze (German: Mittlere Ödkarspitze) with a height of . The Western Ödkarspitze (Westliche Ödkarspitze) is high and the Eastern Ödkarspitze (Östliche Ödkarspitze) is high.

A waymarked and, in places, protected mountain path, that requires sure-footedness and a head for heights, leads to the summit. The Karwendelhaus may be used in summer as the base for an ascent. The usual route is via the cirque of Schlauchkar and the saddle of the same name. The crossing of all three summits is popular, the Brendelsteig path west of the Western Ödkarspitze being used as an alternative route to return to the Karwendelhaus.