Daniel (mountain)

The Daniel (2,340 m) is a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol, and the highest peak in the Ammergau Alps, a range within the Northern Limestone Alps . Located near the villages of Ehrwald and Lermoos, it is a popular mountain with hikers. Its North Face is around 200 metres high and its South Face has a more schrofen-like character. With the almost equally high Upsspitze (2,332 m) it forms a double summit. To the northwest is a neighbouring peak, the Hochschrutte (2,247 m).

Daniel
Daniel
Highest point
Elevation	2,340 m (7,680 ft)
Prominence	1,233 m (4,045 ft)
Isolation	6.7 kmSchneefernerkopf
Coordinates	47°26′N 10°53′E
Geography
Daniel Location in the Alps
Location	Tyrol, Austria
Parent range	Ammergau Alps
Geology
Rock age	Triassic
Rock type	Plattenkalk

Ascent

The summit may be reached on an easy mountain tour from the south, sure-footedness only being required on the summit arête from the Daniel to the Upsspitze. The ascent on the normal route starting at Leermoos and passing over the Tuftlalm and the Upsspitze takes about 3–4 hours according to the literature. A descent back over the Upsspitze, the ''Grünen Ups (a viewing point) and the Tuftlalm to Lermoos takes about 2½ hours. The summit offers a splendid view of the Zugspitze massif to the east and the Mieminger Range chain to the south.

Gallery

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  The Daniel from the Zugspitze
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  The Daniel from the Upsspitze
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  Summit cross
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  The Upsspitze from the Daniel
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  The Daniel from the Riffeltorkopf

Literature and maps

• Alpine Club map, 4/1 Wetterstein-Mieminger Gebirge West (1:25,000)
• Bayrisches Landesvermessungsamt, UK L31 Werdenfelser Land (1:50,000) ISBN 3-86038-509-7
• Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide Allgäuer Alpen und Ammergauer Alpen, Rother Verlag, Munich, 2004, ISBN 3-7633-1126-2
• Kompass walking map, 1:35,000 series, Sheet 07, Werdenfelser Land mit Zugspitze, ISBN 3-85491-718-X

External links

• The Daniel and the Upsspitze: height profile and tour description