Hinteres Sonnwendjoch

Hinteres Sonnwendjoch
North side of the Hinterer Sonnwendjoch with the Rotwandhaus
Highest point
Elevation	1,986 m (AA) (6,516 ft)
Prominence	1,986-1,031 m ↓ Wechsel
Isolation	13.0 km → Guffert
Coordinates	47°35′54″N 11°56′58″E
Geography
Hinteres Sonnwendjoch Tyrol, Austria
Parent range	Mangfall Mountains, Bavarian Prealps
Geology
Age of rock	Upper Carnian - Norian
Type of rock	main dolomite, plattenkalk

The Hinteres Sonnwendjoch in the Austrian state of Tyrol is a mountain, 1,986 m (AA), and the highest peak of the Mangfall range, a subdivision of the Bavarian Prealps. Because the Brandenberg Alps to the south are lower, its summit offers outstanding views of the Central Alps despite its low elevation. The Hinterer Sonnwendjoch drops away steeply to the north into the Grund. The summit is made of main dolomite and, on the south side, of plattenkalk.

A long, but easy mountain hike from Valepp (890 m) in Bavaria leads up to the Bärenbadalm (1,590 m) and on to the summit. Considerably shorter, but also easy is the climb from Ackernalm (1,383 m) south of the massif, which is easily reached on the toll road from Bayrischzell or Kufstein.

Summit of the Hinterer Sonnwendjoch from the southwest

Summit panorama

A panoramic view from the summit of the Hinteres Sonnwendjoch showing the Kaiser Mountains on the left, the High Tauern in the center and parts of the Zillertaler Alps on the right.

External links

• Media related to Hinteres Sonnwendjoch at Wikimedia Commons