Aggenstein

Aggenstein
View of the Aggenstein from the Sebenalm
Highest point
Elevation	1,986 m (6,516 ft)
Prominence	266 m ↓ Unnamed col → Brentenjoch
Isolation	1.8 km → Brentenjoch
Coordinates	47°32′13″N 10°33′29″E / 47.53694°N 10.55806°ECoordinates: 47°32′13″N 10°33′29″E / 47.53694°N 10.55806°E
Geography
Aggenstein Alps
Location	Bavaria, Germany / Tyrol, Austria
Parent range	Tannheim Mountains, Allgäu Alps
Climbing
Easiest route	From Grän (Enge car park) to the Bad Kissinger Hut

The Aggenstein is a mountain, 1,986 metres high (according to German survey: 1,985.4 m^[1]) in the Allgäu Alps on the border Bavaria, Germany and Tyrol, Austria. It is located in the Bavarian part of the Tannheim Mountains, a few kilometres south of Pfronten (Ostallgäu).

Location and surrounding area

The prominence of the Aggenstein is at least 266 metres,^[2] its isolation is 1.8 kilometres, the Brentenjoch being the reference peak.

Routes to the summit

• Via Pfronten – Breitenberg – Böser Tritt – Bad Kissinger Hut (Alpine Club hut) – summit (ca. 2.5 hours)
• Via Pfronten Breitenberg – Böser Tritt – Langer Strich – summit (ca. 2 hours); cable car available
• Via Pfronten – Reichenbach-Klamm – Bad Kissinger Hut (Alpine Club hut) – summit (ca. 3.5 hours)
• Via Grän/Enge (Austria) – Bad Kissinger Hut – summit (ca. 2.5 hours)
• Via Grän – Füssener Jöchle – Tannheimer Höhenweg – Bad Kissinger Hut – summit (ca. 2.5 hours); cable car available

References

1. Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung: BayernViewer 2.0. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
2. Its exact value is not known; the given value is a minimum - it could be up to 19 metres higher - derived from the contour interval (20 metres) in the 1:25,000 scale map.