{{Short description|German mountain}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Plattspitzen | image = Plattspitze NE.JPG | image_caption = The Plattspitzen from the northeast (Jubiläumsgrat) | elevation = {{Höhe|2680|link=false }} ({{convert|2680|m|ft|disp=output only|abbr=on}}) | elevation_ref = | isolation = | isolation_ref = | prominence = | prominence_ref = | range = Wetterstein Mountains, Northern Limestone Alps | location = 12 kilometres southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria/Tyrol | map = Germany Bavaria | map_image = | coordinates = {{coord|47.39583|N|10.98806|E|type:mountain_region:DE-BY_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | first_ascent = 1871 by Hermann von Barth | normal_route = From the Zugspitzplatt to the northwest }}
The '''Plattspitzen''' is a {{convert|2,680|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} mountain in the Wetterstein Mountains on the border between Germany and Austria. It is a very striking mountain and the southern companion of Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, located at the opposite end of the ledge known as the ''Plattumrahmung''. The mountain has three summits: the eastern summit, known as the ''Gatterlspitz'' (2,680 m), the middle summit (''Mittelgipfel'', 2,674 m) and the western summit (''Westgipfel'', 2,676 m). It was first climbed in 1871 by Hermann von Barth, who conquered all three peaks alone departing from the ''Zugspitzplatt'' ledge. At that time the mountain was also known as the ''Wetterschrofen''.<ref>[http://www.bergruf.de/alpinhistorie/barth/kalkalpen/wetterstein_plattacher_ferner_wetterschrofen_angriff.html Hermann von Barth: Aus den Nördlichen Kalkalpen (1874)]</ref>
== Location == The mountain is made of Wetterstein limestone and lies just under 3 kilometres south of the Zugspitze, forming the southern cornerstone of the Zugspitze massif. One kilometre to the west it meets the higher, but much less prominent Wetterspitzen (2,746 m). To the south, towards the valley of the Gais, the mountain has a very steep and rugged face, about 700 metres high.
== Base and climbing == The Plattspitzen can be climbed from the Knorr Hut (2,052 m) to the northeast by crossing the ''Platt'' along the northwestern ridge, parts of which are medium difficulty (in places up to Grade III).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gps-tracks.com/gps-alpin-tour-wettersteingebirge-knorr-h%C3%BCtte-(2052-m.%C3%BC.m.)-H01136.html |title=gps-tracks.com |access-date=2010-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711122121/http://www.gps-tracks.com/gps-alpin-tour-wettersteingebirge-knorr-h%C3%BCtte-(2052-m.%C3%BC.m.)-H01136.html |archive-date=2011-07-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The duration of this route up to the eastern summit is about five hours.
== References == <references />
== Sources and maps == *Alpenvereinskarte 1:25.000, Blatt 4/2, ''Wetterstein- und Mieminger Gebirge''
Category:Mountains of the Alps Category:Mountains of Bavaria Category:Mountains of Tyrol (state) Category:Two-thousanders of Austria Category:International mountains of Europe Category:Wetterstein Category:Two-thousanders of Germany