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Summit Summit · Zugspitz Region · 2,960 m

Zugspitze

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    Photo: Wolfgang Ehn, Zugspitz Region

At 2962 meters, the Zugspitze is Germany's highest mountain. Its panoramic summit attracts many visitors from all over the world every year.

The Zugspitze is part of the Wetterstein massif in the Eastern Alps and lies on the border between Germany and Austria. The mountain is located in the north of Tyrol or southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, with the border running across the western summit.

The first climbers of the Zugspitze are considered to be the surveyor and then lieutenant of the Bavarian army Josef Naus, his measuring assistant Maier and the mountain guide Johann Georg Tauschl. Their ascent, the first recorded by name, happened on August 27, 1820. There is also the suggestion that the summit was already conquered by people around 1770.

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47.421175, 10.986318
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47°25'16.2"N 10°59'10.7"E
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August 27, 2026
Tabea Götze  
Die Wettervorhersage für heute und die nächsten Tage findest du direkt hier auf der Seite. Mit Outdooractive Pro+ kannst du in der Kartenansicht außerdem die dynamische Wetterkarte inkl. Schneehöhenkarte aktivieren, um die aktuellen Wetterbedingungen noch genauer zu sehen. - Viele Grüße aus der Outdooractive Redaktion

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