Marchspitze

The Marchspitze is a mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is made of Dolomite and is part of the Hornbach chain. The mountain is 2,609 metres (8,560 ft) high. It is in Tyrol, Austria, 1.5 kilometres east of the Großer Krottenkopf. It is a hard climb and therefore not many people visit it.

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The Marchspitze from the south
Elevation2609m
Prominence167 m ↓ Spiehlerscharte
Location
RangeAllgäu Alps, (Hornbach chain)
Left to right: Hermannskarturm, Hermannskarspitze and Marchspitze (from the southeast)

Additional reading

  • Thaddäus Steiner: Allgäuer Bergnamen, Lindenberg, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89870-389-5
  • Dieter Seibert: Allgäuer Alpen Alpin, Alpine Club Guide. Munich, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 2004. ISBN 3-7633-1126-2
  • Alpine Club map 1:25,000 series, Sheet 2/1, Allgäuer- Lechtaler Alpen, West

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