The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Zugspitze
(tsk´shpt´s) (KEY) , mountain, 9,721 ft (2,963 m) high, in the Bavarian Alps and on the GermanAustrian border; highest peak of Germany. A cog-and-pinion railroad connects the popular resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, at its foot, with the summit. Zugspitze is home to a meteorlogical observatory.