The Großer Daumen is a mountain, 2,280 metres (7,480 ft) high,[1] in the Daumen Group of the Allgäu Alps in southern Germany.
| Großer Daumen | |
|---|---|
 The Großer Daumen from the Entschenkopf | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,280 m (7,480 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 354 m ↓ Zeiger Saddle → Großer Wilder |
| Isolation | 6.4 km → Kesselspitze |
| Coordinates | 47°26′29″N 10°22′32″E / 47.44139°N 10.37556°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Daumen Group, Allgäu Alps |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Höfatsblick mountain station – Koblat – southwest flank |
Location and area edit
Nestling below the Großer Daumen are the small tarns of Laufbichlsee, Koblatsee and Engeratsgundsee.
Ascent edit
The Großer Daumen may be ascended on an easy mountain path from Höfatsblick Station on the Nebelhorn Cable Car which is at 1,924 metres (6,312 ft). The peak is also the end point of the Hindelang Klettersteig climbing path, which runs from the Nebelhorn to the Großer Daumen.
External links edit
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