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Däumling seen from the south (Steiglkogel)

Däumling seen from the south (Steiglkogel)

height 2322  m above sea level A.
location Upper Austria , Austria
Mountains Gosaukamm , Dachstein Mountains
Coordinates 47 ° 30 '7 "  N , 13 ° 31' 3"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 30 '7 "  N , 13 ° 31' 3"  E
Däumling (mountain) (Upper Austria)
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rock Summit structure made of Dachstein reef limestone ; Base made of rocks from the main dolomite
Age of the rock Upper Triassic
First ascent Paul Preuss and Georg von der Saar
Normal way Normal route over the north face and south edge

The Däumling is a mountain with a height of 2322  m above sea level. A. and lies in the Gosau ridge of the Dachstein massif . The summit is in the municipality of Gosau . It is a rock pillar east of the Niedere Großwandeck .

It is the most difficult summit to climb in the Dachstein massif. The summit was first climbed on September 18, 1913 by Paul Preuss and Georg von der Saar. A little later Paul Preuss crashed on the nearby Mandlkogel .

The Hofpürglhütte serves as the nearby starting point for the ascent .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christian Leidinger: Geology of the Dachstein area ( Memento from August 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ); Retrieved February 3, 2011.