The Großer Daumen is a mountain, high, in the
Daumen Group
The Daumen Group () is a mountain range of the Allgäu Alps, named after Großer Daumen, the highest mountain in the range.
Geography
Major peaks include:
* Großer Daumen - 2280 m
* Schneck (mountain), Schneck - 2268 m
* Westlicher Wengenkopf - ...
of the
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the Germany, German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the Austrian states of Tyrol (state), Tyrol an ...
in southern
Germany
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.
Location and area
Nestling below the Großer Daumen are the small
tarns of ''Laufbichlsee'', ''Koblatsee'' and ''
Engeratsgundsee''.
Ascent
The Großer Daumen may be ascended on an easy mountain path from ''Höfatsblick Station'' on the
Nebelhorn Cable Car which is at . The peak is also the end point of the
Hindelang Klettersteig climbing path, which runs from the
Nebelhorn
The Nebelhorn is a mountain in the Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the Germany, German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemb ...
to the Großer Daumen.
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References
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Mountains of Bavaria
Allgäu Alps
Two-thousanders of Germany
Mountains of the Alps