19 November 1942. That part which is nowadays in Austria, on the territory of the municipalities of Leutasch and Scharnitz in the district of Innsbruck Land, is designated a nature reserve by the Tyrolean nature conservation law, and has an area of 10.8 km², and is the oldest nature reserve in the Tyrol. The Bavarian part has an area of 1.7 km². Fire disaster At the end of August 1947 a devastating fire broke out on the southeastern slopes of the Arnspitze as a result of extreme drought. The fire was fought for weeks by thousands of firemen from Upper Bavaria and Tyrol. This side of the mountain has remained bare ever since. References Sources Oberhuber, W. (1995). Naturschutzgebiet Arnspitze Naturinventar. Im Auftrag der Abteilung Umweltschutz, Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung. External links hiking tour description Wetterstein Nature reserves in Austria Mountain ranges of the Alps Innsbruck-Land District Mountain ranges of Tyrol (state) Mountain ranges of Bavaria