Schlieferspitze
| Schlieferspitze | |
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The Schlieferspitze and Eastern Sonntagkees from the southeast
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,290 m (AA) (10,790 ft) |
| Prominence | 527 m ↓ Krimmler Törl |
| Isolation | 4.5 km → Hinterer Maurerkeeskopf |
| Coordinates | 47°07′23″N 12°14′34″E / 47.12306°N 12.24278°ECoordinates: 47°07′23″N 12°14′34″E / 47.12306°N 12.24278°E |
| Geography | |
 Schlieferspitze
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| Parent range | Venediger Group |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 22 August 1871 by Eduard Richter and Johann Stüdl |
| Normal route | from the Warnsdorfer Hut along the southwest arête |
The Schlieferspitze is a mountain, 3,290 m (AA), on the ridge known as the Krimmler Kamm in the Venediger Group of the Alps. The ridge lies in the northwest of the High Tauern, part of the Austrian Central Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. The summit is the highest on the Krimmler Kamm and is described in the sources as one of the most attractive peaks in the Venediger Group. From the valleys of the Krimmler Achental to the southwest and the Obersulzbachtal to the northeast it appears as an extremely dominant mountain. Long and evenly formed arêtes, about two kilometres long, run from the summit to the northwest, northeast, southeast and southwest. The mountain was first ascended on 22 August 1871 by Eduard Richter, professor of geography at the University of Graz, and Johann Stüdl, a merchant from Prague and co-founder of the German Alpine Club.
To the north, east and west of the Schlieferspitze are glaciers, known as kees, that climb to a height of over 3,100 metres. To the north is the Rear Jaidbachkees (Hinterjaidbachkees), to the east, the Eastern Sonntagkees (Östliche Sonntagkees), and to the west, the Western Jaidbachkees (Westliche Jaidbachkees).
The northeast arête runs down to the Obersulzbachtal valley, the southwest arête, known as the Rinderwand, descends to the Krimmler Achental. Important neighbouring peaks lies on the Spitze's northwest and southeast arêtes. One kilometre away to the northwest lies the Jaidbachspitze (3,100 m) and another 1,000 metres beyond is the Unlaßkarkopf which reaches a height of 3,074 m. One and a half kilometres away on the southeastern arête lie the two towers of the Schliefertürme (the southeast tower at 3,142 m and the northwest tower at 3,126 m) and a few hundred metres beyond them is the Hohe Sonntagskopf at 3,136 m
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