Edelsberg (Allgäu Alps)

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Edelsberg
Edelsberg (center)

Edelsberg (center)

height 1629.5  m above sea level NHN
location Bavaria , Germany
Mountains Pre-Alps east of the Iller , Allgäu Alps
Dominance 5.3 km →  Sorgschrofen
Notch height 501 m ↓  Langenschwand
Coordinates 47 ° 35 '30 "  N , 10 ° 29' 48"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 35 '30 "  N , 10 ° 29' 48"  E
Edelsberg (Allgäu Alps) (Bavaria)
Edelsberg (Allgäu Alps)
rock Flysch

The Edelsberg is a 1630 meter high mountain in the Bavarian part of the Allgäu Alps . At the summit was one of the southern endpoints in the first Bavarian main triangular network .

Location and surroundings

The Edelsberg is located on the northeastern edge of the Allgäu Alps, right on the edge of the Alps. Important valley locations on Edelsberg are Nesselwang in the north , Pfronten in the east and Jungholz in the southwest. About 600 m north of the summit is the subordinate summit of the Alpspitz ( 1575  m ). The independent Reuterwanne ( 1541  m ) is located two kilometers to the west .

View from the summit to the south

Routes to the summit

The summit is easy to reach via forest roads and hiking trails. The quickest access is from the north via the nearby mountain station of the Alpspitzbahn Nesselwang .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Dieter Seibert: Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps alpine. 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 3-7633-1126-2 , p. 230.
  2. ^ Official map - digital local map 1:10 000. In: BayernAtlas. State Office for Digitization, Broadband and Surveying Bavaria , accessed on January 12, 2016 .