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About Zugspitze

At 2,962 m (9,718 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Germany. Austria–Germany border runs over its western summit. South of the mountain is a high karst plateau with numerous caves and on the flanks of the Zugspitze are three glaciers, including the two largest in Germany. Three cable cars run to the top of the Zugspitze.

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Wank

Wank

15.27km from Zugspitze

A 1,780 metres (5,840 ft) mountain peak near Germany- Austrian border. The mountain is s dominated by calcareous rocks and the summit is crowned by grasslands.

Linderhof Palace

Linderhof Palace

16.84km from Zugspitze

Smallest of the three palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the only one which he lived to see completed. The gardens surrounding Linderhof Palace are considered one of the most beautiful creations of historicist garden design.

Ettal Abbey

Ettal Abbey

18.49km from Zugspitze

A Benedictine monastery in the village of Ettal. The Abbey is one of the largest Benedictine houses and is a major attraction. The monastery runs a brewery, a distillery, a bookstore, an art publishing house, a hotel, a cheese factory joint venture, and several smaller companies.

Große Arnspitze

Große Arnspitze

18.81km from Zugspitze

The Große Arnspitze is the highest peak in the Arnspitze Group in the Wettersteingebirge mountains. It is located west of Scharnitz in Austria. The border between Germany and Austria runs over its summit.The normal climbing route, runs from Scharnitz westwards and below the Ahrntalköpfle to the Riedberg. Below this mountain the path bends to the southwest from the Arnspitzhütte, whence it heads northwest to the summit.

Seefeld Plateau

Seefeld Plateau

20.85km from Zugspitze

The Seefeld Plateau is a low mountain range-like valley and basin landscape in the North Tyrolean Limestone Alps around 500 m above the Inn Valley in Tyrol , which includes the basin around Seefeld in Tyrol and Scharnitz as well as the Leutasch Valley. A beautiful location where you can spend some nice time in the middle of nature.

Reither Spitze

Reither Spitze

21.99km from Zugspitze

The Reither Spitze is a mountain in the Karwendel in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol that, thanks to its location at the southwestern end of the Erlspitze Group, is particularly well known for its great views of the surrounding area from its summit. Its name is derived the village of Reith bei Seefeld, which lies at its southwestern foot.

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For more information about Zugspitze, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zugspitze#Climbing

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