Granatspitze Group

Overview

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The Granatspitze Group is a narrow mountain range between the Glockner Group and Schober Group (east), and the Venediger Group (west). It is one of the less known and smallest mountains ranges in the Hohe Tauern Group. The range starts north at the Zwölferkogel (2446m) and ends almost 40 kilometers south at the Rotenkogel (2762m). The reason why this range is less familiar is probably because of the alltitude of the mountains. The highest mountain is the Muntanitz and not the Granatspitze after wich the range is named at. The Muntanitz (3,232m/10,604ft) is fairly lower than it's more known neighbours like the Grossglockner (12461 ft / 3798 m) or Grossvenediger (12015 ft / 3662 m).

The range is slightly glaciated, the most important glaciers are the Granatspitz glacier, Prägrat glacier and the Sonnblick glacier, all around the Granatspitze and Stubacher Sonnblick. The Granatspitze Group is a perfect range for people who'd like to avoid the busy mountain areas. There are few mountain huts and the route are pretty long compared to nearby mountain areas. The most famous routes is the St Pöltner Weg. It runs from the Neuer Prager hütte(Venediger Group) via the St Pöltner hütte to the Rudolfs-Hütte (Alpine center) on the Weissee. The Matreier Tal and Kalser Tal, are noted for their beautiful lakes (Hintersee, Grünsee, Weissee, Tauernmoossee) and beautiful forests.

The most important villages are Matrei in Ost-Tirol (west), Kals (east) and Mittersill and Uttendorf in Salzburg (north).

Getting there / Maps

The Granatspitze Group is located in the center of the Hohe Tauern. The range can be diveded into a few valleys: The Felber Tal, Stubachtal, Matreier Tal and Kalser Tal. Getting there depends on in which valley you want to start your activities. The two following maps should help you getting there, or please see the excellent Hohe Tauern Group page on SP.

On the map below you can get a good impression of the Granatspitze Group area. As you can see the range is pretty narrow.

Main Mountains

The following table contains all the main mountain in the Granatspitze Group. I've selected the mountains, so it is very subjective. Please help let me know if I've missed a main mountain.
Some of the main mountains already have a page on SP, but not all of them. Especially the main mountains deserve a page. So if you have the knowledge you are invited to contribute.

Mountain	Elevation	Starting Point
Muntanitz	3232m / 10604ft	Sudetendeutsche Huette (2650 m)
Luckenkogel	3100m / 10171ft	Landeggalm (1687m), Kalsertauern Haus (1754m)
Stubacher Sonnblick	3088m / 10131ft	Rudolfshuette (2311m), Karl-Fuerst-Huette (2629m)
Kendlspitze	3088m / 10131ft	Sudetendeutsche Huette (2650 m)
Granatspitze	3086m / 10125ft	Rudolfshuette (2311m), Karl-Fuerst-Huette (2629m)
Gradoetzspitze	3063m / 10049ft	Sudetendeutsche hut (2650m)
Hohe Fürleg	2943m / 9656ft	Rudolfshuette (2311m), Karl-Fuerst-Huette (2629m)
Hochgasser	2922m / 9587ft	Grünseehütte (2235m), St. Pöltner Hütte (2481m)
Riegelkopf	2920m / 9580ft	Grünseehütte (2235m), St. Pöltner Hütte (2481m), Karl-Fuerst-Huette (2629m)
Landeggkopf	2900m / 9514ft	Karl-Fuerst-Huette (2629m)
Rotenkogel	2762m / 9062ft	Kals-Matreier-Törlhaus (2207m), Matreier cable car station (2190m)
Blauspitze	2575m / 8448ft	Kals-Matreier-Törlhaus (2207m), Kalser Cable car station (2305m)
Zwölferkogel	2446m / 8025	Bräu-Hochalm (1822m), Dürrstein-Hochalm (1610m)

Granatspitze	Muntanitz	Kendlspitze	Zwölferkogel

Mountain Huts

The Granatspitze Group has a low density of mountain huts, especially compared to the neighbour mountain ranges. Most of the summits can be reached in a day from one of these huts. The huts are usually closed in winter while some (mainly deeper down in the valleys) remain open for the wintertimes. The following table lists the mountain huts according to their height.

Mountain hut	Elevation	Acces	Contact
Sudetendeutsche Hütte	2650m / 8694ft	Matrei-Glanz (1545m), Felbertauernstrasse (Stüberl: 1160m)	+43/720/347802
Karl-Fürst-Hütte	2629m / 8625ft	Felbertauernstrasse (Landecktal: 1420m)	+43/2742/310311
St. Pöltner Hütte	2481m / 8140ft	Aussergschlöss (1691m), Felbertauernstrasse (Hintersee-Duldental: 1300m)	+43/6562/6265
Berghotel Rudolfshütte	2315m / 7595ft	Enzinger Boden (1480m), Cable car to the hut!	+43/6563/8221
Grünsee Hütte	2235m / 7333ft	Matreier Tauernhaus (1512m)	+43/4875/5337
Kals-Matreier-Törl-Haus	2207m / 7241ft	Matreier cable car station (2190m), Kals (1325m), Matrei (975m), Kalser Cable car station (2305m)	+43/664/9256806
Kalser Tauern Haus	1755m / 5758ft	Kals-Tauerer (1521m	+43/664/9857090

Karl-Fürst Hütte	Sudetendeutsche Hütte	Berghotel Rudolfshütte

Red tape

No limitations of alpine activity, though most of the group is part of the national park. Normal rules like: stay on paths, take your garbage with you, no camping, etc.

See this page for more information and rules of the National Park Hohe Tauern

Maps and (Guide)books

Map 1:25 000:

• Granatspitzgruppe
  Alpenvereinskarte 39

Map 1:50 000:

• Glocknergruppe, NP Hohe Tauern
  Kompass Map WK39
  ISBN-10: 3854910444

Map 1:50 000:

• Matrei - Defereggen - Virgental
  Freytag & Berndt WK 123

Online Map:

• http://www.austrianmap.at

Guidebook:

• Glockner-, Granatspitz-, Venedigergruppe
  Willi End / Hubert Peterka
  Alpenvereinsführer
  Rother Verlag
  ISBN: 978-3-7633-3237-3

To order Kompass maps or guidebooks: www.kompass.at
To order Freytag & Berndt maps: www.freytagberndt.at
To order the Rother Wanderführer: www.rother.de

External Links

* Weather forecast
* Avalance Bulletin
* Time Table Bus
* Time Table Train

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