Buchensteinwand

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Buchensteinwand
The Buchensteinwand from the north (St. Jakob)

The Buchensteinwand from the north (St. Jakob)

height 1462  m above sea level A.
location Tyrol , Austria
Mountains Kirchbergstock
Dominance 3.5 km →  Kirchl
Notch height 502 m ↓  Mitterwarming
Coordinates 47 ° 29 '2 "  N , 12 ° 35' 0"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 29 '2 "  N , 12 ° 35' 0"  E
Buchensteinwand (Tyrol)
Buchensteinwand
Development Ski area

The Buchensteinwand is part of the Kirchbergstock  , 1462  m above sea level. A. high mountain near Fieberbrunn in Tyrol .

Location and surroundings

The Buchensteinwand is a free-standing mountain that slopes gently from an east-west ridge to the north ( St. Jakob in Haus ) and steeply to the south (Fieberbrunn). It is part of the geologically similar Kirchbergstock, but sometimes also seen as a foothill of the Loferer Steinberge . It is located in the municipal areas of St. Jakob in Haus, St. Ulrich am Pillersee , Hochfilzen and Fieberbrunn, which meet on the ridge.

Development

The Buchensteinwand is developed as a ski area, from St. Jakob with a chairlift , from Hochfilzen with drag lifts .

Jacob Cross

The Jacob Cross

In 2014 the Bergbahnen Pillersee erected a 29.6 m high accessible summit cross on the summit called the Jakobskreuz . It is a cross-shaped building with four arms that houses exhibition and seminar rooms. There are five viewing platforms on the roof areas of the rooms and on the highest level of the cross .

Web links

Commons : Buchensteinwand  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. Pillersee mountain railway: lifts
  2. 30 meter high cross on a mountain peak , orf.tirol.at of August 22, 2013
  3. The largest accessible summit cross has been opened , tirol.orf.at from July 28, 2014