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The Zugspitze (/ ˈ z ʊ ɡ ʃ p ɪ t s ə / ZUUG-shpit-sə, [4] German: [ˈtsuːkˌʃpɪtsə] ⓘ; lit. ' [avalanche] path peak ' ), at 2,962 m (9,718 ft) above sea level , is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and the highest mountain in Germany .
Both are however, part of the Zugspitze massif and lie relatively close to the summit of the Zugspitze itself. The highest mountain which lies entirely on German soil is the Watzmann with a height of 2,713 metres (8,901 ft), followed by the Hochkalter (2,607 m or 8,553 ft), the Großer Daumen (2,280 m or 7,480 ft) and the Höfats (2,259 m or ...
The Seilbahn Zugspitze is an aerial tramway running from the Eibsee Lake to the top of Zugspitze in Bavaria, Germany. It currently [update] holds the world record for the longest freespan in a cable car at 3,213 metres (10,541 ft) [ 1 ] as well as the tallest lattice steel aerial tramway support tower in the world at 127 metres (417 ft). [ 2 ]
The Zugspitzplatt and Zugspitze, Jubiläumsgrat, Hochblassen and Alpspitze from the Partenkirchen Dreitorspitze The Zugspitze Group from the west with summits around the plateau The Zugspitze, Riffelwandkamm and Waxensteinkamm The western Wetterstein mountains from the Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze in the Mieming Chain The Wetterstein mountains from the southeast: from the Gaistal valley to the ...
The popular route from the Alpspitze via the arete of Jubiläumsgrat to the Zugspitze is a long and difficult climbing tour, which involves UIAA grade III sections. Panoramaschwenk über die Aufstiegs- und Abfahrtsroute für Skitourengeher
1956 Praktica FX2 by VEB Kamera-Werke Dresden-Niedersedlitz is the first 35 mm single-lens reflex camera with diaphragm stop-down actuation mechanism built inside the lens mount 1959 Merger of the 'Dresdner Kamerabetriebe' (Camera Manufacturing of Dresden) to 'VEB Kamera- und Kinowerke Dresden' (VEB Pentacon Dresden since 1964).
Detailed diagram of the Zugspitze Tunnel. The Zugspitze Railway starts in the quarter of Garmisch at a height of 705 metres (2,313 ft). Here the BZB runs its own terminal station which is operationally entirely separate from the adjacent standard gauge station of the Deutsche Bahn AG. Moreover, it is still just called Garmisch, whereas the DB ...
The modern Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car has a top station opposite the one of the German Eibsee Cable Car system. It has a length of 3600 metres and an elevation gain of 1725 metres. The Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car runs over three aerial lift pylons. The double track ropes have a diameter of 62 mm each, and the hauling rope has a diameter of ...