Silvretta

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Silvretta
Overview of the Silvretta

Overview of the Silvretta

The Silvrettahorn with the Ochsentaler Glacier and Piz Buin

The Silvrettahorn with the Ochsentaler Glacier and Piz Buin

Highest peak Piz Linard ( 3410  m above sea level )
location Austria ( Vorarlberg , Tyrol ), Switzerland ( Graubünden )
part of Eastern Alps (division in two) or Central Alps (division in three)
Classification according to AVE : 26
SOIUSA : 15.VI.A
SAC E.7?
Partizione 11a
Coordinates , ( CH ) 46 ° 48 '  N , 10 ° 4'  O ( 800 951  /  186452 ) coordinates: 46 ° 48 '  N , 10 ° 4'  O ; CH1903:  eight hundred thousand nine hundred and fifty-one  /  186452
rock Metamorphic rock
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The Silvretta is a mountain group in the central Eastern Alps . Austria with the federal states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and Switzerland with the canton of Graubünden have a share . The regions of Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Graubünden come together at the summit of the Dreiländerspitze . In the Silvretta there are many mountain peaks with a height of more than 3000 meters ( three thousand meter peaks ). Above all on the north side in Austria and in Switzerland north of the Flüela Pass, there are a number of large and small glaciers . That is why the area is also called "The Blue Silvretta".

The Silvretta is divided into two parts: the larger part and the highest peak, the Piz Linard , are in Switzerland, parts of this side are considered undeveloped. The Austrian part of the Silvretta, on the other hand, has the larger glaciation and almost all the managed Alpine Club huts and is therefore better known among mountaineers and tourists .

Neighboring mountain groups

The Silvretta borders the following other mountain groups in the Alps:

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Panorama of the Silvretta, location: Ochsenkopf . On the left the Ochsental , the Tiroler Kopf , in the middle the Jamtal , in the background the Fluchthörner , on the right the Vermunt Glacier with the Piz Buin .

Boundary

In the south, the Inn in the Lower Engadine forms the border from Ramosch to Susch . From there the border goes in the southwest over the Val Susasca to the Flüelapass and the Flüelatal down to Davos . The border in the west runs from Davos over the Davosersee to the Wolfgangpass and over the Lareter Bach to Klosters Platz. Along the Landquart it goes to Klosters Dorf. From there the border runs along the Schlappiner Bach up to the Schlappiner Joch . From this yoke the border goes downwards in the course of the Gargell valley along the Valzifenzer Bach and the Suggadin to the confluence with the Ill near St. Gallenkirch . In the north, the border in the Montafon runs from St. Gallenkirch via Gaschurn and Partenen to the Zeinisjoch . From the Zeinisjoch it goes down through the Paznaun to Galtür and along the Trisanna to Ischgl . In the east, the border from Ischgl runs along the Fimberbach up to the Fimberpass and along the Val Chöglias and the Val Sinestra to the confluence of the Branclabach into the Inn.

The Zeinisjoch connects the Silvretta with the Verwall . The Fimberpass establishes the connection to the Samnaun group. The Flüelapass and the Wolfgangpass near Davos connect the Silvretta with the plural Alps. The Schlappiner Joch establishes the connection with the Rätikon.

There is still no internationally recognized division of the Alps into sub-groups. The delimitation of the Silvretta described here, as well as the definition of the Silvretta as an independent subgroup of the Alps, corresponds to the view of mountaineers and tourists from German-speaking countries (excluding Switzerland) as it has developed over the course of many decades. In other states of the Alpine region or outside of it, as well as with other interest groups, other divisions of the Alps and delimitations of subgroups are sometimes used.

Subgroups

The “Blue Silvretta”: Wide glacier areas framed by dark primary rock

The Alpine Club Leader Silvretta initially divides the mountain group into the five sub-groups Westsilvretta, Mittelilvretta, Ostsilvretta, Nordsilvretta and Südsilvretta. The border between the western and central Silvretta forms the Rotfurka . The border between the central and eastern Silvretta is formed by the Futschölpass . The Bielerhöhe forms the border between the Middle Silvretta and the North Silvretta . The boundary between the Middle Silvretta and the South Silvretta is the Ankelator .

The Westsilvretta is further divided into the following subgroups:

Valgrageskamm and Litzner Sea Horn Group
  • Heimspitz-Valisera Group
  • Rotbühlspitzgruppe
  • Garnera group
  • Valgragges ridge
  • Hochmaderer group
  • Litzner-Seehorner Group
  • Fergengruppe

The middle silvretta is further divided into the following subgroups:

  • Group of the Silvretta maple
  • Buingruppe and Flianakamm
  • Group of the Dreiländerspitze with the Cotschen
  • Augstenberg Group
  • Vermunt comb

The Ostsilvretta is further divided into the following subgroups:

  • Escape horn group
  • Jamtalkamm
  • Larain comb
  • Tasna group with the southeastern foothills

The Nordsilvretta consists of only one subgroup:

  • Vallulagruppe

The Südsilvretta is further subdivided into the following subgroups:

  • Anker group and club comb
  • Vernela comb
  • Flessgruppe
  • Flüela group

summit

The Piz Buin ( 3312  m ) above the Ochsental Glacier

The ten highest peaks of the Silvretta:

Surname country height
Piz Linard CH 3410  m
Fluchthorn, south summit CH / A 3398  m
Fluchthorn, central summit CH / A 3397  m
Great Piz Buin CH / A 3312  m
Fluchthorn, north summit CH / A 3309  m
Verstanclahorn CH 3297  m
Piz Fliana CH 3281  m
Little Piz Buin CH / A 3255  m
Silvrettahorn CH / A 3244  m
Chapütschin CH 3232  m

In the Silvretta there are over 300 named and with spot elevation provided Summit. The better known include (in order of height):

Litzner group with Großem Seehorn, Litznergletscher and Großlitzner (right) and Glötterspitze (left)
Surname country height
Augstenberg CH / A 3230  m
Snowbell A. 3223  m
Dreiländerspitze CH / A 3197  m
Piz Tasna CH 3178  m
Great sea horn CH / A 3121  m
Grosslitzner CH / A 3109  m
Flüela Wisshorn CH 3085  m
Piz Murtera CH 3043  m
Pischahorn CH 2979  m
High wheel A. 2934  m
Vallüla A. 2813  m
Bielerspitze A. 2545  m

A complete list of all three-thousanders in the Silvretta can be found in the list of three-thousanders in the Silvretta .

Protected areas

Silvretta reservoir

In accordance with Article 5 of the Federal Act on Nature Conservation and Heritage Protection, Switzerland keeps a federal inventory of landscapes and natural monuments of national importance .

There are currently two of these landscapes in the Silvretta:

  • No. 1909, name: Piz Arina , year of inclusion in the inventory: 1983, size: 4,936 ha, only a small part of this area is in the Silvretta, the larger part is in the neighboring Samnaun group.
  • No. 1910, name: Silvretta-Vereina , year of inclusion in the inventory: 1983, size: 14,168 ha

tourism

Huts

In the Austrian part of the Silvretta there are the following huts of the German and Austrian Alpine Club :

The Heidelberger Hütte near Ischgl is a specialty . It is the only one of the German and Austrian Alpine Club's huts to be located on Swiss soil. However, the valley location of the hut is in Austria.

In the Swiss part of the Silvretta there are the following huts of the Swiss Alpine Club :

The huts are usually open between the beginning of July and mid-September. Some huts have winter rooms that are open or accessible with a special key. It is advisable to inquire about the condition of the huts and the catering options at the alpine clubs or in the valley towns.

Long-distance / long-distance hiking trails

The Via Alpina , a cross-border long-distance hiking trail with five partial trails through the entire Alps, also runs through the Silvretta.

The Via Alpina Red Trail runs in four stages through the Silvretta as follows:

  • Stage R63 runs from Gargellen to Tübinger Hütte over the Vergaldner Joch.
  • Stage R64 runs from the Tübinger Hütte to the Madlenerhaus on the Bielerhöhe over the Hochmadererjoch.
  • Stage R65 runs from the Madlener Haus to the Jamtalhütte over the Gletschnerscharte.
  • Stage R66 runs from the Jamtalhütte to Scuol over the Futschölpass.

Literature / maps

Web links

Commons : Silvretta  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Silvretta group  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Silvretta 360 ° - panoramic view from the east summit of the Ochsenkopf ( 3057  m ) in the central Silvretta. ( Memento from April 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive )