Bärenkopf (Allgäu Alps)

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Bear head
In the middle of the picture the bear's head seen from the Starzelalpe

In the middle of the picture the bear's head seen from the Starzelalpe

height 2083  m above sea level A.
location Vorarlberg , Austria
Mountains Southeastern Walsertal Mountains , Allgäu Alps
Dominance 0.9 km →  Kleiner Widderstein
Notch height 103 m ↓  notch to the Kleiner Widderstein
Coordinates 47 ° 17 '59 "  N , 10 ° 8' 9"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 17 '59 "  N , 10 ° 8' 9"  E
Bärenkopf (Allgäu Alps) (Vorarlberg)
Bärenkopf (Allgäu Alps)
Type Grass peaks

The Bärenkopf is a 2083 meter high mountain in the Allgäu Alps .

Location and surroundings

It rises in the Kleinwalsertal near the villages of Mittelberg and Baad . In the west it is framed by the Bärgunttal and in the east by the Gemsteltal. The ridge of the Bärenkopf continues to the southwest over the Kleiner Widderstein and the Karlstor to the Großer Widderstein .

The height of the bear head is at least 103 meters, its dominance 900 meters, with the Kleine Widderstein being the reference mountain.

Ascent

The Bärenkopf can be climbed from Baad in about 2½ hours. The path initially leads on a forest road over the Breitachbrücke into Bärgunttal to the Inner Widdersteinalpe. From here the south ridge and later the summit are reached on path tracks in partly steep terrain.

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Web links

Commons : Bear's head  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. Exact value not known, stated value is a minimum value (can be up to 19 meters higher). It was determined from the distance between the contour lines (20 meters in altitude ) on a topographic map ( scale 1: 25,000).