Maukspitze
{{Short description|Mountain peak in the Kaisergebirge range of the Northern Limestone Alps}}
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The Maukspitze is a mountain peak in the Kaisergebirge range of the Northern Limestone Alps. It is 2,231 meters above the Adriatic, making it the ninth tallest peak in the Kaisergebirge.
Location
The Maukspitze is the easternmost independent summit of the Kaisergebirge mountains. To the east is the crest of the Niederkaiser, to the west the Maukspitze borders on the Ackerlspitze. To the south, the Maukspitze falls steeply and abruptly (Niedersessel, Hochsessel), in places with vertical rock faces, into the Leukental towards St. Johann in Tirol. To the north the Maukspitze drops equally sharply into the Kaiserbach valley.
Routes
The Maukspitze is a popular viewing point due to its exposed situation, but is not easy to reach from any side. The simplest climb runs from the Wochenbrunneralm in the south via Niedersessel and Südostgrat (I). The Maukspitze is also accessible via a marked but exposed path from the Ackerlspitze. Both of these climbs start from the Ackerl Hut. There are many climbing routes of various grades.
Photos
File:Maukspitze-von-Osten.jpg|The Maukspitze (left), and Ackerlspitze (centre),
seen from the Waidringer Steinplatte in winter
File:Maukspitze_Gipfelkreuz_080810.jpg|Summit cross on the Maukspitze
File:Maukspitze_Gipfelbereich_080810.jpg|View of the summit from the south
File:Ackerlspitze und Maukspitze.jpg|Maukspitze (right) and Ackerlspitze (centre), seen from Hartkaiser (southwest)
External links
- [http://www.roberge.de/frameexec.php?file=tour.php&id=93&swo= Tour description with photos] {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.thehighrisepages.de/bergtouren/tour_474.htm Tour description with photos] {{in lang|de}}
Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:Mountains of Tyrol (federal state)