Große Schlenkerspitze
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| Große Schlenkerspitze | |
|---|---|
 The Schlenkerspitze from the Muttekopf. Edward Theodore Compton, 1901 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,827 m (AA) (9,275 ft) |
| Prominence | 445 m ↓ Gufelgrasjoch |
| Isolation | 12.5 km → Gatschkopf |
| Listing | Highest peak in the eastern Lechtal Alps |
| Coordinates | 47°15′00″N 10°37′00″E / 47.25°N 10.61667°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Lechtal Alps |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Main dolomite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1882 by Spiehler and Friedel |
| Normal route | From Galtseitenjoch, climbing grade II to III |
The Große Schlenkerspitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. At 2,827 m (AA) or, according to other sources, 2,831 m, it is the highest peak in the eastern part of the Lechtal Alps.
The massif of the Schlenkerspitze is a rock wall of main dolomite over two kilometres long. Its north arête drops down to the saddle of Galtseitejoch, its southwest arête links the Große Schlenkerspitze to the Kleine Schlenkerspitze (2,748 m above sea level (AA)) and then drops into the Hintere Dremelscharte col. The east arête joins it to the Brunnkarspitze. The entire Schlenker massif is brittle and ruptured, the arêtes bristle with innumerable pinnacles because the rock strata are vertical here.