Elmer Kreuzspitze

Elmer Kreuzspitze
	Kreuzspitzkamm from the Urbeleskarspitze : Elmer Kreuzspitze (middle left)
height	2480 m above sea level A.
location	Tyrol , Austria
Mountains	Lechtal Alps
Dominance	1 km → Mittlere Kreuzspitze
Notch height	100 m ↓ notch to the Mittlere Kreuzspitze
Coordinates	47 ° 20 '44 " N , 10 ° 35' 29" E Coordinates: 47 ° 20 '44 " N , 10 ° 35' 29" E
rock	Spotted marl

Summit construction from the northeast

The Elmer Kreuzspitze is a 2480 m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Lechtal Alps in Tyrol .

Location and surroundings

The Elmer Kreuzspitze forms the northern foothills of the mighty Kreuzspitze ridge. Distinctive steep grass flanks drop to the west and east, while the summit on the north side has partly vertical rock walls. The Tauberspitze joins in the northeast and the Elmer Muttekopf in the northwest . The height of the gap at the Elmer Kreuzspitze is at least 100 meters.

The closest places are Namlos in the east, Stanzach in the northwest and the eponymous Elmen in the southwest.

Ascent

The approaches in steep grassy terrain require dry conditions and surefootedness. The Anhalter Höhenweg runs over the summit.

From Elmen

In Elmen up to the Stablalm (1380 m) and on through the forest and steep grass slopes to the edge of the northwest ridge. Continue steeply up to the summit. This climb takes about four hours.

From the Middle Kreuzspitze

From the Mittlere Kreuzspitze (2496 m) to the north a little exposed in places, but secured down to the lowest point (approx. 2370 m) and on the ridge back up to the summit. The transition takes about half an hour.

From the Tauberspitze

From the Tauberspitze (2298 m) or even before this pathless to the southwest over the Karjoch to the lowest point (approx. 2190 m) and on the very steep and exposed Schrofengrat ( difficulty II ) to the summit.

Literature and map

Dieter Seibert: Lechtaler Alpen Alpin, Alpine Club Guide . Munich, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 2nd edition 2008. ISBN 978-3-7633-1268-9

Alpine Club Map : Sheet 3/4 (1: 25,000). Lechtal Alps / Heiterwand and Muttekopf area. ISBN 9783928777186

Web links

Commons : Elmer Kreuzspitze - Collection of images, videos and audio files

annotation

↑ Exact value not known, stated value is a minimum value (can be up to 19 meters higher). It was determined from the distance between the contour lines (20 meters in altitude ) on a topographic map ( scale 1: 25,000).

[1] Exact value not known, stated value is a minimum value (can be up to 19 meters higher). It was determined from the distance between the contour lines (20 meters in altitude ) on a topographic map ( scale 1: 25,000).