The Erlspitze, at 2,405 m (AA), is the highest mountain of the range to which it gives its name in the southeastern corner of the Karwendel Alps.

Its pyramid-shaped summit makes it a good observation peak north of the Erl Saddle and the Solsteinhaus mountain hut.

The normal route runs from the Solsteinhaus (1,805 m (AA)) along the south arête on a waymarked path (with several sections protected by cable) to the summit (ca.

The "Zirler Klettersteig" runs along the Eppzirler Scharte (2,104 m (AA)) and the west arête (ca.

This requires sure-footedness and a head for heights and was renovated and made more interesting in 2007; the cable being led out of the rock crevices.