Ötztal Alps

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Ötztal Alps
Location map of the Ötztal Alps

Location map of the Ötztal Alps

Highest peak Wildspitze ( 3768  m above sea level )
location Tyrol / Austria , South Tyrol / Italy
part of Eastern Alps
Classification according to AVE 30
Coordinates 46 ° 54 '  N , 10 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 54 '  N , 10 ° 53'  E
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Wildspitze
Gepatschferner and Weißkugel , in front the Brandenburg House
Back blackness
Similaun

The Ötztal Alps ( Italian Alpi Venoste ) are part of the central Eastern Alps and one of the largest mountain groups in the entire Eastern Alps . Austria with the province of Tyrol and Italy with the province of South Tyrol have shares . The highest peak in the Ötztal Alps is the Wildspitze ( 3768  m above sea level ). The main Alpine ridge runs through the group further south over the Schnalskamm , the main summit of which is the Weißkugel , which is only slightly lower at 3738  m, on the border between North and South Tyrol.

The Ötztal Alps represent the largest mass elevation in the Eastern Alps, their glaciation is considerable. The Bernina Group , the Ortler Alps and the Glockner Group have slightly higher mountains, but none of these groups has such a large area at altitudes over 3000 meters as the Ötztal Alps. They encompass different climatic areas and a diverse topography . Regions that are fully developed for tourism, such as around Sölden or Meran in the Burggrafenamt , are available in other areas, e.g. B. in the northern side ridges or in the southwest part, opposite, which are in a pronounced seclusion.

Neighboring mountain groups

The Ötztal Alps border the following other mountain groups in the Alps:

Boundary

In the north, the Ötztal Alps are bordered by the Oberinntal from the confluence of the Sanna at Landeck downstream to the confluence of the Ötztaler Ache . In the east, the Ötztaler Ache separates the Ötztal from the confluence with the Inn upstream to Zwieselstein from the Stubai Alps with Kühtai and the Sellraintal . The border continues over the Timmelsjoch and down through the Passeier Valley to the confluence of the Passer and the Etsch near Merano . In the south, the upper Etschtal ( Vinschgau ) forms the natural barrier to the Ortler Alps from the confluence of the Passer upstream to the Reschenpass . From there, in the west and northwest, the demarcation follows the course of the Inn again via Finstermünz to the Sanna estuary, opposite the Sesvenna group and the Samnaun .

The Timmelsjoch connects the Ötztal Alps with the Stubai Alps, the Reschenpass leads to the Sesvenna group.

Subgroups

The Alpine Club Guide Ötztal Alps divides the mountain group into the following subgroups:

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The 10 highest peaks in the Ötztal Alps:

Other peaks in the Ötztal Alps:

In the Oetztal Alps, there are nearly 700 named and with spot elevation provided Summit. The better known include (in order of height):

The main ridge of the Ötztal Alps also forms the main Alpine ridge in this area. The state border between Austria and Italy also runs along it .

In the main ridge between Fineilspitze and Similaun is the Tisenjoch ( 46 ° 47 '  N , 10 ° 51'  E ), where the man from Tisenjoch (" Ötzi ") was found in September 1991 .

From the north three valleys penetrate far into the mountain range: the Kaunertal , the Pitztal and the Venter Tal . The Schnalstal is embedded in the south . In all of these valleys there are large, well-known ski areas, in Kaunertal (Gepatschstausee) and in Schnalstal there are also reservoirs for generating electrical energy. In the surrounding valleys, Sölden , Obergurgl , Nauders and others are also larger ski areas.

Glaciation

The Ötztal Alps are heavily glaciated in the high areas . The glaciers are here traditionally Furthermore, called a term on the word Firn back. In the valleys exposed to the north in particular, there are some extensive valley glaciers , which are among the largest in Austria, above all the 17 km² Gepatschferner . In the course of global warming, however , the glaciated area is declining sharply. It went from 144.2 km² in 1969 over 126.6 km² (1997) to 116.1 km² in 2006.

Important glaciers in the Ötztal Alps are:

  • in the Pitz- and Kaunertal
Taschachferner , Sexegertenferner , Seekarlesferner , Schweikertferner , Gepatschferner , Weißseeferner
  • in the Venter valley
Latschferner , Spiegelferner , Firmisanferner , Diemferner , Schalfferner , Marzellferner , Similaunferner , Niederjochferner , Hochjochferner , Hintereisferner , Kesselwandferner , Guslarferner , Vernagtferner , Mitterkarferner , Rofenkarferner
  • in the Gurgler Valley and on the west side of the Ötztal
Gaißbergferner , Rotmoosferner , Langtalerferner , Gurglerferner , Rettenbachferner , Innerer Pirchlkarferner , Hauer Ferner
  • in South Tyrol
Langtauferer Ferner , Bärenbartferner , Matscher Ferner , Freibrunner Ferner , Planeilferner

Protected areas

In the Tyrolean part of the Ötztal Alps there are the following protected areas:

  • Fließer Sonnenhang nature reserve, established in 2001, size 88.84 ha
  • Rest area Ötztal Alps, established in 1987, new ordinance from 1997, size 394.7 km²
  • Riegetal landscape protection area, established in 2003, size 413.88 ha
  • Landscape protection area Arzler Pitzeklamm , established in 2003, size 31.3 ha
  • Kaunergrat-Pitztal-Kaunertal Nature Park, established in 2003. A special feature of Tyrolean nature legislation is that only existing protected areas can be designated as a nature park. The Kaunergrat-Pitztal-Kaunertal nature park comprises the protected areas "Fließer Sonnenhang", "Arzler Pitzeklamm" and "Riegetal".
  • Natural forest reserve Pitzeklamm, 19.5 ha, within the nature reserve Arzler Pitzeklamm
  • Natural forest reserve St. Leonhard im Pitztal, size 17.45 ha
  • Since 2007, the parts of the quiet areas of the Ötztal Alps and Stubai Alps in the municipality of Sölden with the natural monument Obergurgler Zirbenwald and the natural forest reserves in the Windachtal have been combined to form the 380 km² Ötztal Nature Park.

In the South Tyrolean part of the Ötztal Alps there are the following protected areas:

tourism

Brandenburg House
Wroclaw Hut
View of the Zwickauer Hut on the Hinterer Seelenkogel

Alpine club huts

There are the following huts in the Ötztal Alps:

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 Ötztal Alps.

The Yellow Path of the Via Alpina runs through the Ötztal Alps in nine stages as follows:

  • Stage B28 runs from the Meraner Hütte to the Hochganghaus
  • Stage B29 runs from the Hochganghaus to the Patleid snack bar
  • Stage B30 runs from the Patleid snack bar to Karthaus
  • Stage B31 runs from Karthaus to the Similaunhütte on Niederjoch (this is the highest point of all stages of the Via Alpina )
  • Stage B32 runs from the Similaunhütte to Vent via the Martin-Busch-Hütte (at the beginning there is a detour to the place where " Ötzi " was found)
  • Stage B33 runs from Vent to Zwieselstein over the Paramo dike to the Tiefenbachferner
  • Stage B34 runs from Zweiselstein to the Braunschweiger Hütte over the Pitztaler Jöchl
  • Stage B35 runs from the Braunschweiger Hütte to Wenns (use of the bus from Mittelberg to Wenns)
  • Stage B36 runs from Wenns to Zams am Inn over the Venet

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f height according to ÖK50 http://www.austrianmap.at/
  2. ↑ http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150338/wildspitze.html
  3. ^ A b c Walter Klier : AVF Ötztaler Alpen , Bergverlag Rother , Munich 1993, ISBN 3-7633-1116-5
  4. ↑ Ötztal Nature Park: - through the ages
  5. ↑ J. Abermann, A. Lambrecht, A. Fischer and M. Kuhn: Quantifying changes and trends in glacier area and volume in the Austrian Ötztal Alps (1969-1997-2006) , page 211.

Literature / maps

Web links

Commons : Ötztal Alps  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Ötztal Alps  - travel guide