Schaufelspitze (Karwendel)

The Schaufelspitze is a mountain, 2,306 m (AA) in the Sonnjoch Group in the eastern Karwendel between Sonnjoch and the Bettlerkarspitze.

Schaufelspitze (Karwendel)
The summit block of the Schaufelspitze seen from the shoulder of the arête The Schaufelspitze from the Riß valley The Schaufelspitze from the Riß valley
Highest point
Elevation	2,306 m (AA) (7,566 ft)
Prominence	2,306-1,994 m ↓ Bärenlahner Saddle
Isolation	0.9 km → Sonnjoch
Coordinates	47°25′23″N 11°36′28″E
Geography
Schaufelspitze (Karwendel) Tyrol, Austria
Parent range	Sonnjoch Group, Karwendel
Climbing
Normal route	mountain tour, trackless, in places grade I

Ascents

The normal route runs from the Hagelhütten (1,077 m above sea level (AA)) in the Rißtal to the top. It is unmarked and not easy to find, especially in the latschen zone. It has places that require grade I (UIAA) climbing.

A crossing to the Bettlerkarspitze is possible along the arête to the northeast (II).

Literature

• Walter Klier: Alpenvereinsführer Karwendel alpin; Bergverlag Rother, Munich; 15th edn., 2005; ISBN 3-7633-1121-1
• Alpine Club map 5/3 Karwendelgebirge, eastern sheet

External links

• Media related to Schaufelspitze (Karwendel) at Wikimedia Commons
• Tour description
• Tour description
• Schaufelspitze via Bettlerkarspitze with short video