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Zugspitze in 3D

Germany's highest · 2,962 m

Wetterstein Mountains, on the border of Germany and Austria

The Zugspitze is Germany's highest mountain at 2,962 m, and the frontier with Austria runs over its summit ridge. The surveyor Josef Naus made the first recorded ascent on 27 August 1820. To the south, the karst plateau of the Zugspitzplatt holds one of Germany's last few glaciers.

Where: Wetterstein Mountains, on the border of Germany and Austria
Height: 2,962 m, Germany's highest mountain
First recorded ascent: 27 August 1820, by Josef Naus
Glacier: The Northern Schneeferner, much shrunk since the 1800s

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Zugspitze · 2,962 m
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Germany's highest mountain. The first recorded ascent was on 27 August 1820, by the surveyor Josef Naus with his assistant and a local guide.
A border on the summit
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The frontier between Germany and Austria runs over the summit ridge; the Austrian side falls to the Tyrol.
The Zugspitzplatt
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The high karst plateau to the south holds the Northern Schneeferner, one of Germany's last few glaciers. It has lost most of its ice since the 1800s.