Großer Bettelwurf
The Kleine and Große Bettelwurf from the Mandlspitze
The Kleiner and Großer Bettelwurf from the southwest (Thaur)
Highest point
Elevation2,726 m (AA) (8,944 ft)
Prominence814 m Überschalljoch
Isolation8.4 km Kaltwasserkarspitze
Coordinates47°20′39″N 11°31′11″E / 47.3442944°N 11.5197667°E / 47.3442944; 11.5197667
Geography
Großer Bettelwurf is located in Austria
Großer Bettelwurf
Großer Bettelwurf
Location in Austria
LocationTyrol, Austria
Parent rangeGleirsch-Halltal Chain, Karwendel
Geology
Age of rockUpper Anisian - Lower Carnian
Type of rockWetterstein Limestone
Climbing
First ascentca. 1855 Ludwig Barth zu Barthenau (touristic)
Normal routeEisengatter arête/South flank (grade I)

The Großer Bettelwurf is a mountain, 2,726 m (AA), and thus the highest peak in the Gleirsch-Halltal Chain in the Karwendel mountains of Tyrol. It is also the fourth highest summit in the Karwendel. The neighbouring Kleiner Bettelwurf reaches a height of 2,650 m (AA).

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