Gaisspitze Explained

Gaisspitze
Other Name:	Geißspitze
Elevation M:	2779
Isolation:	1 km
Parent Peak:	Glatter Berg
Range:	Verwall Alps
Map:	Alps
Location:	Tyrol, Austria
Coordinates:	46.9914°N 10.1831°W
Normal Route:	via Muttenjoch

The Gaisspitze (also called Geißspitze^[1]) is a cone shaped mountain in the Verwall Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol and north of the municipality Galtür. It has an elevation of .

The nearest taller mountain is the Glatter Berg (2866 m), about 1 km north.^[2] They are separated via the col Muttenjoch (2620 m).^[2]

There are two alpine club huts nearby:

• Heilbronner Hütte (2,329 m)^[3]
• Friedrichshafener Hütte^[4]

Normal routes to the summits are from both huts via Muttenjoch.

References

1. E.g. on the web site of the Municipality Galür .
2. Retrieved from official Austrian map 1:50,000, accessed via AMAP.
3. Verwallrunde: Friedrichshafener Hütte, accessed 2014-12-04 ( m).
4. Verwallrunde: Heilbronner Hütte, accessed 2014-12-04.

Literature

• Peter Pindur, Roland Luzian, Andreas Weiskopf: Verwallgruppe. Alpenvereinsführer, 10th edition, Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2005, pages 155–155–156,

External links

• Picture of Gaisspitze