Großer Bettelwurf | |
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The Kleine and Große Bettelwurf from the Mandlspitze
The Kleiner and Großer Bettelwurf from the southwest (Thaur)
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,726 m (AA) (8,944 ft) |
Prominence | 814 m ↓ Überschalljoch |
Isolation | 8.4 km → Kaltwasserkarspitze |
Coordinates | 47°20′39″N 11°31′11″E / 47.3442944°N 11.5197667°ECoordinates: 47°20′39″N 11°31′11″E / 47.3442944°N 11.5197667°E |
Geography | |
Location | Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Gleirsch-Halltal Chain, Karwendel |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Upper Anisian - Lower Carnian |
Type of rock | Wetterstein Limestone |
Climbing | |
First ascent | ca. 1855 Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau (touristic) |
Normal route | Eisengatter arête/South flank (grade I) |
The Großer Bettelwurf is a mountain, 2,726 m (AA), and thus the highest peak in the Gleirsch-Halltal Chain in the Karwendel mountains of Tyrol. It is also the fourth highest summit in the Karwendel. The neighbouring Kleiner Bettelwurf reaches a height of 2,650 m (AA).