The Höllentalspitzen are three peaks in the

Wetterstein Mountains The Wetterstein mountains (), colloquially called Wetterstein, is a mountain group in the Northern Limestone Alps within the Eastern Alps, crossing the Austria–Germany border. It is a comparatively compact range located between Garmi ...

near

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ...

in southern

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. They rise from the ridge of ''Blassenkamm'' which runs eastwards from Germany's highest peak, the

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

, and separate the Hölle Valley to the north from the Reintal Valley to the south. The summit nearest to the Zugspitze is the Inner Höllentalspitze (''Innere Höllentalspitze''), high; this is followed by the main summit Middle Höllentalspitze (''Mittlere Höllentalspitze''), high; and the Outer Höllentalspitze (''Äußeren Höllentalspitze'') at .

Ascent

The summits can only be climbed by experienced mountaineers. As a rule they are tackled by negotiating the ridge of the

Jubiläumsgrat The Jubiläumsgrat ("Jubilee Arête") or Jubiläumsweg ("Jubilee Way"), also nicknamed ''Jubi'' in climbing circles, is the name given to the climbing route along the arête between the Zugspitze (2,962 m) and the Hochblassen (2,706 m) (hence i ...

("Jubilee Arête"). The ''Jubigrat'', as it is known in mountaineering circles is the climbing route from the Zugspitze over the ''Höllentalspitzen'' and the Vollkarspitze to the ''Grießkarscharte'' and on to the

Alpspitze The Alpspitze is a mountain, 2628 m, in Bavaria, Germany. Its pyramidal peak is the symbol of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and is one of the best known and most attractive mountains of the Northern Limestone Alps. It is made predominantly of Wett ...

, and requires firm mastery of the third grade of difficulty on the

UIAA The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme (UIAA; ), was founded in August 1932 in Chamonix, France when 20 mountaineering associations met for ...

scale. This long crossing can only be interrupted by the equally difficult ''Brunntalgrat'' ridge, which branches off to the south near the summit of the Inner Höllentalspitze, and descends to the

Knorr Hut The Knorr Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the German Alpine Club and located in the Wetterstein Mountains at a height of 2,052 m. Its lies right on the edge of the ''Zugspitzplatt'' where it drops into the Reintalanger in a location with sc ...

in the Reintal Valley. Between the Middle and Outer Höllentalspitze is the mountain hut known as the ''Höllentalgrat Hut'', a small, unmanaged

bothy A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge. It was also a term for basic accommodation, usually for gardeners or other workers on an estate. Bothies are found in remote mountainous areas of Sco ...

for emergencies.

Gallery

File:Jubiläumsgrat_von_S_beschriftet.jpg, All three Höllentalspitzen from the south File:Innere_Höllentalspitze_Knorrhütte_von_S_HQ.jpg, The Inner Höllentalspitze from the south File:Jubiläumsgrat_Mitte_von_S_HQ.jpg, The Middle and Outer Höllentalspitzen from the south File:HvB_Zeichnung_Höllentalspitzen_von_S.jpg, The ''Höllentalspitzen'' (''Jubiläumsgrat'') from the south. 1873 sketch by Hermann von Barth

References

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