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Solsteinhaus

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Solsteinhaus
Solsteinhaus

The Solsteinhaus is an Alpine Club hut belonging to the Austrian Alpine Club located at a height of 1,806 m (AA) on the Erl Saddle (Erlsattel) between the mountains of the Nordkette and Erlspitze Group. It was opened in 1914 and totally renovated in 2007. It lies in the western Karwendel Alps in the state of Tyrol not far from the state capital of Innsbruck. Due to its central location and the numerous tour options it offers, the hut is a base for climbers taking part in tours of several days long, as well as a starting point for summit attempts. In addition the hut is a popular destination for hikers who can easily do a day tour to the hut. In winter the hut is closed, but there is a winter room for ski tourers. During safe avalanche conditions, high Alpine ski tours can be undertaken to the surrounding summits; but these all require good experience.

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N 47.3081 ° E 11.2881 °
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Solsteinhaus

Zirler Schützensteig 1
6170
Tyrol, Austria
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Österreichischer Alpenverein, Sektion Innsbruck

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Erlspitze Group
Erlspitze Group

The Erlspitze Group (German: Erlspitzgruppe), also called the Seefeld Group, is the southwesternmost side range of the Austrian part of the Karwendel mountains in the Alps. It forms a horseshoe-shaped highland around the valley of Eppzirler Tal and is joined in the south to the Nordkette by the Erl Saddle (Erlsattel) near Solsteinhaus. It is bounded in the west by the Seefeld Basin, in the east by the valleys of the Gleirschtal and the Großes Kristental; its forested northern foothills reach as far as Scharnitz. Unlike the four main ranges of the Karwendel, the Erlspitze Group is made of Main Dolomite. Typical of this rock are bizarre weathering forms, like towers, pinnacles and sharply formed arêtes as well as rock arches and caves as a consequence of the rapid erosion of individual rock strata. Its valley bases are Hochzirl, Reith, Seefeld and Scharnitz, all of which are on the Innsbruck-Mittenwald section of the Mittenwald Railway. Two alpine club huts act as bases for tours in the area of the Erlspitze Group: in the west is the Nördlinger Hut and, in the south, is the Solsteinhaus. In the northern part of the Erlspitze Group are two huts open in summer: the Oberbrunnalm and, in the Eppzirler Tal, the Eppzirler Alm. Important peaks (by height) Erlspitze (2,405 m (AA)) Reither Spitze (2,374 m (AA)) Freiungen (2,332 m (AA)) Kuhljochspitze (2,297 m (AA)) Härmelekopf (2,224 m (AA)) Seefelder Spitze (2,221 m (AA)) Fleischbanktürme (2,216 m (AA)) Fleischbankspitze (2,206 m (AA)) Karlspitze (2,174 m (AA)) Seefelder Joch (2,060 m (AA)) Zischgenkopf (1,932 m (AA)) Zäunlkopf (1,746 m (AA))