Großer Beil
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The Großer Beil, is a high mountain at the head of the Wildschönau
valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It belongs to the Kitzbühel Alps and is the highest summit on the ridge that separates the Wildschönau from the neighbouring valley of the Alpbach
to the west. Around 500 metres north is the high Seekopf and a further 500 metres beyong that is the Kleine Beil at . The next mountain to the south is the high Gressenstein. On the other side of the valley is the Wildkarspitze
(1,961 m).
The Großer Beil is a popular hiking mountain and may be reached on marked trails from the north or south. The usual start point is the Schönangeralm at the head of the Wildschönau valley behind Auffach. In winter the Großer Beil is a popular ski tour.
The name of the mountain is not derived from the German word Beil (= "hatchet") but from a dialect word for a place near which animals are held during a hunt.
Wildschönau
Wildschönau is an Austrian municipality within the district of Kufstein in Tyrol 6km south of Wörgl.The 24 km long high valley near Wörgl is one of the district's tourist centers. Besides a few hamlets, the municipality consists of the four church villages Niederau, Oberau, Auffach, and Thierbach...
valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It belongs to the Kitzbühel Alps and is the highest summit on the ridge that separates the Wildschönau from the neighbouring valley of the Alpbach
Alpbach
Alpbach is a village in Western Austria in the state of Tyrol. Its geographical location is , at 975 m above sea level. Alpbach had a population of 2,549 in 2003....
to the west. Around 500 metres north is the high Seekopf and a further 500 metres beyong that is the Kleine Beil at . The next mountain to the south is the high Gressenstein. On the other side of the valley is the Wildkarspitze
Wildkarspitze (Kitzbühel Alps)
The Wildkarspitze is a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel Alps. It is high and lies on a crest running SSW-NNE between the valleys of the Wildschönauer Ache to the west and Kelchsauer Ache to the east, about 12 kilometres due south of Wörgl...
(1,961 m).
The Großer Beil is a popular hiking mountain and may be reached on marked trails from the north or south. The usual start point is the Schönangeralm at the head of the Wildschönau valley behind Auffach. In winter the Großer Beil is a popular ski tour.
The name of the mountain is not derived from the German word Beil (= "hatchet") but from a dialect word for a place near which animals are held during a hunt.