Chastelendossen
| Chastelendossen | ||
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 The strange rock bastion of Chastelendossen (center). On the left above the Tomlishorn |
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| height | 1883 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Nidwalden , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Pilatus massif | |
| Coordinates | 661 207 / 203188 | |
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| rock | Schrattenkalk | |
The Chastelendossen (also Kastelendossen , 1883 m above sea level ) is located on the north side of the Pilatus massif near Lucerne in Switzerland . It represents a bulwark-like massif on the northern roof of the Tomlishorn in the Emmental Alps . It was mentioned as early as 1380. Mostly it is climbed in connection with the ascent of the old Tomliweg (to the Tomlishorn). At its highest point there is a summit book.
The grassy summit plateau interspersed with carts is easily climbed in a few minutes from the south, from the Chastelen spring. The approximately 80 m high wall (NE-NW) is also accessible via a difficult climbing route.
etymology
"Chastelen" (Latin castellum , Middle High German cástel , New High German Kastéll = castle ). Transferred to the terrain, the term often stands for block-like rock bastions.
"Dossen" is derived from the Latin dorsum = back . Applied to the terrain, it means a mountain ridge, namely one around which the wind is roaring particularly loudly (phonetic relationship).
geology
The summit area of Chastelendossen is built up by a relatively isolated, steep section of the lower Schrattenkalk . On the slope, the Drusberg layers that disappear under the rubble are still present. Down the valley, the Schrattenkalk lies discordant on the marls of the Valanginium (Vitznauer marl).
During the formation of the Tomli horn fold, which reached its maximum development in profile above the Chastelendossen, the vault core and the northern limb were pushed far to the NNW and finally eroded. The Chastelendossen represents a piece of the north leg that is halfway back.
literature
- Alfred Helfenstein: The name of the Pilatus area , Keller & Co AG, Lucerne 1982 ISBN 3-85766-004-X
- August Buxtorf, Geology of Pilatus , lecture given at the 105th annual meeting of the Swiss Natural Research Society in Lucerne on October 1, 1924, Buchdruckerei Büchler & Co., Bern 1924