The Sonnenjoch is a mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in Tyrol. The summit has a height of

The Sonnenjoch (also Sonnjoch) lies between Alpbachtal

Alpbachtal

The Alpbachtal is a valley in Tyrol, Austria. It is a side valley of the Inn valley.The Alpbachtal takes its name from the Alpbach stream, which flows through the entire valley. The entrance to the valley is the municipality of Brixlegg. A road from Brixlegg runs through the valley to the parish of...

, Wildschönau

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...

 and Kelchsau. Its summit borders on three Tirolean districts (Kitzbühel

Kitzbühel

-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...

, Kufstein

Kufstein

Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...

, Schwaz

Schwaz

Schwaz is a city in Tyrol, Austria. It is the administrative center of the Schwaz district . Schwaz is located in the lower Inn valley, and has a population of about 13,000....

) and five municipalities also meet here (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....

, Hart im Zillertal

Hart im Zillertal

Hart im Zillertal is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria....

, Hopfgarten im Brixental

Hopfgarten im Brixental

Hopfgarten im Brixental is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at an elevation of 622 m above sea level. With an area of 166.57 km² it is the largest municipality in the district, and among the largest in Tyrol....

, Stummerberg

Stummerberg

Stummerberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria....

 and Wildschönau

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...

).

The Sonnenjoch is, in contrast with its northern neighbour, the Großer Beil

Großer Beil

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 ...

, less frequently climbed. The most popular climbing routes run from the Schönangeralm in the Wildschönau

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...

 along the Kastensteig (waterfalls), on to Gressenalm and from there to the summit.
In winter this mountains is a popular ski touring summit.

External links

• Tour description