The Daniel (2,340 m) is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

in the

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n state of

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

, and the highest peak in the

Ammergau Alps The Ammergau Alps (german: Ammergauer Alpen or ''Ammergebirge'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Bavaria (Germany) and Tyrol (Austria). They cover an area of about 30 x 30 km and begin at the outer edge ...

, a range within the

Northern Limestone Alps The Northern Limestone Alps (german: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. ...

. Located near the villages of

Ehrwald Ehrwald is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Ehrwald lies at the southern base of the Zugspitze (2950 meters above sea level), Germany's highest mountain, but which is shared with Austria. The town ...

and

Lermoos Lermoos is a municipality in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It consists of two subdivisions: Unterdorf and Oberdorf. Lermoos is most popular for its skiing and snowboarding in the winter and is very popular resort in th ...

, it is a popular mountain with

hiker Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Histor ...

s. Its North Face is around 200 metres high and its South Face has a more

schrofen Schrofen, a German mountaineering term, is steep terrain, strewn with rocks and rock outcrops, that is laborious to cross, but whose rock ledges (''schrofen'') offer many good steps and hand holds. It is usually rocky terrain on which grass has est ...

-like character. With the almost equally high Upsspitze (2,332 m) it forms a

double summit A double summit, double peak, twin summit, or twin peak refers to a mountain or hill that has two summits, separated by a col or saddle. One well-known double summit is Austria’s highest mountain, the Großglockner, where the main summit of t ...

. To the northwest is a neighbouring peak, the ''Hochschrutte'' (2,247 m).

Ascent

The summit may be reached on an easy

mountain tour A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

from the south,

sure-footedness Sure-footedness is the ability, especially when hiking or mountain climbing, to negotiate difficult or rough terrain safely. Such situations place demands on a person's coordination and reserves of strength as well as requiring sufficient appreciat ...

only being required on the summit

arête An arête ( ) is a narrow ridge of rock which separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequen ...

from the Daniel to the Upsspitze. The ascent on the

normal route A normal route or normal way (french: voie normale; german: Normalweg) is the most frequently used route for ascending and descending a mountain peak. It is usually the simplest route. Overview In the Alps, routes are classed in the following way ...

starting at Leermoos and passing over the ''Tuftlalm'' and the ''Upsspitze'' takes about 3–4 hours according to the literature. A descent back over the Upsspitze, the 'Grünen Ups'' (a viewing point) and the Tuftlalm to Lermoos takes about 2½ hours. The summit offers a splendid view of the

Zugspitze The Zugspitze (), at above Normalhöhennull, sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the Austria–Germany border runs over ...

massif to the east and the Mieminger Range chain to the south.

Gallery

File:Alpen Daniel.jpg, The Daniel from the

File:Daniel vom Ups aus.jpg, The Daniel from the Upsspitze File:Daniel Gipfelkreuz.JPG,

Summit cross A summit cross (german: Gipfelkreuz) is a cross on the summit of a mountain or hill that marks the top. Often there will be a summit register (''Gipfelbuch'') at the cross, either in a container or at least a weatherproof case. Various other form ...

File:Daniel-Upsspitze Gipfelgrat nach West.JPG, The Upsspitze from the Daniel File:Daniel - Ammergauer Alpen.jpg, The Daniel from the Riffeltorkopf

References

Literature and maps

Alpine Club map Alpine Club maps (german: Alpenvereinskarten, often abbreviated to ''AV-Karten'' i.e. AV maps) are specially detailed maps for summer and winter mountain climbers (mountaineers, hikers and ski tourers). They are predominantly published at a scale o ...

, 4/1 Wetterstein-Mieminger Gebirge West (1:25,000) * Bayrisches Landesvermessungsamt, UK L31 Werdenfelser Land (1:50,000) * Dieter Seibert:

Alpine Club Guide The ''Alpine Club Guides'' (german: Alpenvereinsführer, commonly shortened to ''AV Führer'' or ''AVF'') are the standard series of Alpine guides that cover all the important mountain groups in the Eastern Alps. They are produced jointly by the Ge ...

''Allgäuer Alpen und Ammergauer Alpen'', Rother Verlag, Munich, 2004, * Kompass walking map, 1:35,000 series, Sheet 07, ''Werdenfelser Land mit Zugspitze'',

External links

{{Commons category, Daniel (Mountain), Daniel
The Daniel and the Upsspitze: height profile and tour description
Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (state) Ammergau Alps