Chapütschin

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Chapütschin
Chapütschin (Schwarzkopf), photographed from Piz Fliana.

Chapütschin (Schwarzkopf), photographed from Piz Fliana .

height 3232  m above sea level M.
location Canton of Graubünden , ( Switzerland )
Mountains Silvretta , Alps
Dominance 0.41 km →  Verstanclahorn
Notch height 99 m ↓  Vernela saddle
Coordinates 800 660  /  190058 coordinates: 46 ° 49 '53 "  N , 10 ° 4' 9"  O ; CH1903:  eight hundred thousand six hundred and sixty  /  190058
Chapütschin (Canton of Graubünden)
Chapütschin
First ascent July 1, 1875 by Otto von Pfister and Fritz and E. von Oheimb, led by Christian Jegen and C. Jann from Klosters .
Normal way from the Vernela valley over the Fuorcla Zadrell and the south side to the summit
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The Chapütschin ( [tɕɐpyˈtʃin] ? / I ), also called Schwarzkopf , is a 3232  m above sea level. M. high mountain in the southern Silvretta , a mountain range in the central eastern Alps , which stands out from its surroundings due to its peculiar shape. Only to the north does the mountain send a pronounced ridge. Firn fields are located both in its summit area, which is covered to the east, and in the western flank . The Chapütschin was first climbed on July 1, 1875 by Otto von Pfister from Munich and Fritz and E. von Oheimb (Silesian line). They were run by Christian Jegen and C. Jann from Klosters . The mountain is an easily accessible destination that is usually climbed from the Vernela valley . It is also suitable as a destination for ski tours . Audio file / audio sample

Not to be confused with the mountain of the same name, Il Chapütschin, 3386 m in the Corvatsch / Sella Group (Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland)

Surname

Originally the mountain was called Chapütsch'alba , which means white cap , due to the previously very extensive firn field embedded in the summit area . That later became the Chapütschin ( Capuchin ). In the southern town of Lavin, the mountain was therefore also called Chapütschiner . The German name Schwarzkopf describes the view of the mountain from the west, which does not offer a pronounced snow field.

Location and surroundings

Two glaciers approach the Chapütschin, the Vernela glacier to the west and the Vadret de las Maisas to the east , which meet at the Vernela saddle at an altitude of 3,135 meters. The neighboring mountain is in the course of the north ridge, separated by the Vernelasattel, the 3298 meter high Verstanclahorn about 500 meters away. Piz Sagliains , 3101 m, and Piz Linard , the highest summit of the Silvretta with 3411 meters, are located in the Linard ridge , which runs south . Important places in the west are the Swiss Klosters, about 15 kilometers away as the crow flies , and in the north the Austrian Partenen , just 16 km away.

Tourist development

The route of the first climbers led from Alpe Küh-Vereina in the Vereina valley in an easterly direction through the Vernela valley up to the Fuorcla Zadrell gap (at 2752 meters above sea level) and from there over glaciers that no longer exist today due to the melting of the glaciers from the south to the Chapütschin. The company enjoyed the prospect of O. v. Pfister noted: It spans Ortler, Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa. Today's normal route , the easiest ascent, runs as a similar route. The Berghaus Vereina , located at an altitude of 1943 meters in the uppermost Landquart valley, can serve as a base.

Literature and map

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günther Flaig: Alpenvereinsführer Silvretta , Munich 2005, p. 284
  2. ^ Institut Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun: Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun (DRG) , Volume 3, Chur 1963, p. 338 f.
  3. ↑ Otto von Pfister in Eduard Schulz: The development of the Eastern Alps , Volume II, Berlin 1894, p. 9 f.