The Karwendel is the largest range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 of the Northern Limestone Alps

Northern Limestone Alps

The Northern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition...

. Four chains stretch from west to east; in addition, there are a number of fringe ranges and an extensive promontory

Promontory

Promontory may refer to:*Promontory, a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water*Promontory, Utah, the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed...

 in the north.

The term Karwendel describes the part of the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

 between the Isar

Isar

The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river...

 and Inn rivers and the Achensee

Achensee

The Achensee is a lake north of Jenbach in Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake within the federal state, and has a maximal depth of 133 metres. Together with the Achental valley it parts the Karwendel mountain range in the west from the Brandenberg Alps in the east.Water quality is near drinking...

.

Hermann von Barth

Hermann von Barth

Hermann von Barth was a famous German mountaineer.Hermann von Barth was born on 5 June 1845 at Eurasburg Castle. He initially studied law in Munich, where he was affiliated to the Corps Franconia. As a junior lawyer he began in 1868 in Berchtesgaden to explore the still largely unconquered...

 created the tradition of naming the ranges after the valley limiting them in the south: Karwendel Valley, Hinterau Valley and Vomper Loch, Gleiersch Valley, Hall Valley, Inn Valley: Northern Karwendel Range, Hinterautal-Vomper Range (a.k.a. main Karwendel Range), Gleiersch-Halltal Range and Inn Valley Range (a.k.a. Solstein Range or Northern Range). Side ranges are the Erlspitz Group, Soiern Group and Vorkarwendel, Falken Group, Gamsjoch Group and Sonnjoch Group.

Peaks

There are 125 peaks above 2000m in the Karwendel. These are the most important ones:
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• Birkkarspitze
  Birkkarspitze
  The Birkkarspitze is the highest mountain in the Karwendel range, Austria....
  
   2749 m
• Ödkarspitze, mittlere 2745 m
• Kaltwasserkarspitze 2733 m
• Bettelwurf, Großer 2725 m
• Großer Lafatscher 2696 m
• Große Seekarspitze 2679 m
• Hintere Bachofenspitze
  Hintere Bachofenspitze
  The Hintere Bachofenspitze in the Karwendel mountains of Tyrol is high and forms the northernmost point of the parish of Thaur in the Inn Valley...
  
   2668 m
• Grubenkarspitze 2663 m
• Solstein, Kleiner 2637 m
• Speckkarspitze 2621 m
• Brandjochspitze, Hintere 2599 m
• Hohe Warte
  Hohe Warte
  Hohe Warte may refer to the following geographical locations:In Germany:* Hohe Warte , a forested upland in the Fichtelgebirge mountains of North Bavaria* Hohe Warte , a hill in the Fichtelgebirge...
  
   2596 m
• Laliderer Spitze 2583 m
• Jägerkarspitze, südl. 2579 m
• Sonntagkarspitze 2575 m
• Pleisenspitze 2567 m
• Brandjochspitze, Vordere 2559 m

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• Hochnissl 2546 m
• Stempeljochspitze 2543 m
• Solstein, Großer 2540 m
• Östliche Karwendelspitze 2537 m
• Vogelkarspitze 2523 m
• Lamsenspitze 2508 m
• Hoher Gleiersch 2491 m
• Wörner 2476 m
• Sonnjoch 2457 m
• Gamsjoch 2452 m
• Erlspitze 2404 m
• Kuhkopf 2390 m
• Westliche Karwendelspitze 2385 m
• Steinfalk 2348 m
• Freiungen, Westgipfel 2332 m
• Suntiger Spitze 2321 m

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• Schaufelspitze 2308 m
• Frau Hitt 2269 m
• Soiernspitze 2259 m
• Rotwandlspitze 2192 m
• Brunnsteinspitze 2180 m
• Schafreuter 2105 m
• Fleischbank 2026 m
• Grasbergjoch 2020 m
• Torkopf 2012 m
• Hölzelstaljoch 2012 m
• Kompar 2011 m
• Juifen 1988 m
• Schönalmjoch 1986 m
• Demeljoch
  Demeljoch
  The Demeljoch is a mountain at the border between Bavaria, Germany and Tyrol, Austria. The summit can be reached through a hiking trail starting near the easternmost point of the Sylvensteinsee....
  
   1924 m
• Dürrnbergjoch 1835 m

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Alpine Huts

In the Karwendel, among the 21 Alpine Huts 18 are run by the German

German Alpine Club

The German Alpine Club or DAV is the largest climbing association in the world and the eighth largest sports union in Germany. It is organised into 354 legally independent branches with a total of around 815,000 members...

 or Austrian Alpine Clubs:
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• Aspachhütte (OeAV Innsbruck)
• Bettelwurfhütte (OeAV Innsbruck)
• Brunnsteinhütte (DAV Mittenwald)
• Dammkarhütte (Privat)
• Falkenhütte (DAV Oberland/München)
• Hallerangerhaus (DAV Schwaben)
• Hochlandhütte (DAV Hochland/München)
• Höttinger Alm (Privat)
• Karwendelhaus (DAV Männer-Turnverein München)
• Krinner-Kofler-Hütte (DAV Mittenwald)

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• Lamsenjochhütte (DAV Oberland/München)
• Magdeburger Hütte (neue) (DAV Geltendorf)
• Mittenwalder Hütte (DAV Mittenwald)
• Nördlinger Hütte (DAV Nördlingen)
• Pfeishütte (OeAV Innsbruck)
• Pleisenhütte (Privat)
• Rotwandlhütte (DAV Neuland/München)
• Seewaldhütte (DAV Achensee)
• Soiernhaus (DAV Hochland/München)
• Solsteinhaus (OeAV Innsbruck)
• Tölzer Hütte (DAV Bad Tölz)

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External links

• Alpenpark Karwendel
• some karwendel mountainbike tours
• Karwendel travel guide Wikivoyage
  Wikivoyage
  Wikivoyage is a free web-based travel guide for both travel destinations and travel topics written by volunteer authors. The name is a blend of the words “Wiki” and “Voyage”, the French word for travel, journey, voyage, or trip.The project has been founded in September 2006 by a German...
  
  
• Northern Karwendel Chain
• Activities and sights in Karwendel