Bolster long horn

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Bolster long horn
Bolsterlanger Horn in the center of the picture, in the background the Grünten

Bolsterlanger Horn in the center of the picture, in the background the Grünten

height 1586.2  m above sea level NN
location Bavaria , Germany
Mountains Pre-Alps west of the Iller , Allgäu Alps
Dominance 0.6 km →  Weiherkopf
Notch height 46 m ↓  notch to the Weiherkopf
Coordinates 47 ° 27 '34 "  N , 10 ° 12' 30"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '34 "  N , 10 ° 12' 30"  E
Bolsterlanger Horn (Bavaria)
Bolster long horn
Type Grasberg
rock Flysch
First ascent by locals
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The Bolsterlanger Horn is a grass mountain peak in the Allgäu Alps in Bavaria . Since the 1586 meter high summit rises above the municipality of Bolsterlang , it is considered the local mountain of this place. The Bolsterlanger Horn belongs to the horn group , it is its southernmost elevation. The notch height of the Bolsterlanger Horn is at least 46 meters, its dominance 600 meters, with the Weiherkopf being the reference mountain . The summit was originally called Sonderdorfer Horn and was renamed Bolsterlanger Horn because of better tourist marketing.

Ascent

The normal route leads from the mountain station of the Hörnerbahn through a forest path to the summit in just ten minutes.

particularities

In 2009, the path to the summit from the Hörnerbahn was made into a path of reflection.

Summit cross

On the summit there is a cross with mirrors, which lights up brightly in the sunshine.

References and comments

  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).
  2. ^ Official map - digital local map 1:10 000. In: BayernAtlas. State Office for Digitization, Broadband and Surveying Bavaria , accessed on January 23, 2016 .

Web links

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