Juifen (elevation ) is a summit of the

Karwendel The Karwendel is the largest mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps. The major part belongs to the Austrian federal state of Tyrol (state), Tyrol, while the adjacent area in the north is part of Bavaria, Germany. Four mountain chain, chain ...

range in the Austrian 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 ...

Alpinism

The Juifen is one of the most prominent peaks in the Pre-Karwendel range. The summit can be reached from

Sylvenstein Dam Sylvenstein Dam is an earthen embankment dam in the Isar valley, in the alpine part of Upper Bavaria, Germany which impounds the Sylvenstein Reservoir (german: Sylvensteinspeicher). In the 1920s, several hydropower plants were built in the tr ...

as an alpine hike and is also a common destination in winter for ski tours or snow shoes. Mountain-bikers can get relatively close to the summit starting either from the Bächen Valley (''Bächental'') or from the Achen Valley (''Achental''), passing by the Rotwand Alp (''Rotwandalm'') on the western slopes. {{commons category Mountains of the Alps One-thousanders of Austria Mountains of Tyrol (federal state)