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View from the southwest |
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height | 2560.4 m above sea level M. | |
location | Graubünden , Switzerland / Liechtenstein border | |
Mountains | Rätikon | |
Dominance | 1.3 km → Vordergrauspitz | |
Notch height | 40 m | |
Coordinates | 761 468 / 213 228 | |
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Summit cross |
The Falknis is a mountain above the Rhine Valley in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and in the Principality of Liechtenstein and the westernmost peak of the Rätikon chain .
location
The summit lies on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland between the Bündner municipality of Fläsch and the Liechtenstein municipality of Triesen . It is accessible by a hiking trail and is located at 2560 m above sea level. M.
The view from the Falknis extends to the north as far as Lake Constance .
Surname
The name Falknis is said to be derived from the Latin falcula f. 'Kleine Sichel' or accordingly old Rhaeto-Romanic falcla s 'kleine Sicheln ' originate, from which after the language change Alemannic through consonant dissimilation and vowel elevation in the auxiliary syllable Falknis . The name originally referred to today's falconry tower far below the summit.
Ascent
There are different ways to go up:
- from Seewis in the Prättigau through the Canitobel over the Maienfeld Alps and the Fläscher Alp Sarina and further through the Fläschertal , also called Radaufis , running southeast of the mountain peak to the Fläscher Fürggli and from there to the summit
- from Malans with the Älplibahn to the Älpli and across the Jenins Alps to Sarina, from there continue as described
- from Jenins across the Jenins Alps and further as described
- from St. Luzisteig through the Gleggtobel to Fläscher Fürggli and further as described
- from St. Luzisteig to the Enderlinhütte of the Swiss Alpine Club and on to the Fläscher Fürggli - the direct and very steep ascent
- from St. Luzisteig via the former Walser settlement Guscha and the Guschagrat to the Falknishorn and on to the summit - the most exposed route
- from Triesen past the Teufelstein, then with an imposing view down into the Lawenatobel, where the legendary figures, the so-called " Tobelhocker ", sit at the stone table towards Alp Lawena , then on the ridge at the Falknishorn, through the Falknissüdwand up to the summit - very long climb, around six hours with an altitude difference of almost 2000 meters
Adjacent peaks
Neighboring peaks are the Glegghorn and Vilan in the southeast , Grauspitz and Naafkopf in the east, and the Fläscherberg with the Regitzer Spitz and the Falknishorn in the west . To the west of it the Chur Rhine Valley and the St. Gallen Rhine Valley .
Maps
- National map of Switzerland 1: 25,000, sheets 1155 and 1156
photos
from the south from the Landquart area
source
- Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon , Alpine Touren / Bündner Alpen , Verlag des SAC 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0 , p. 463.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Stricker, Hans / Banzer, Toni / Hilbe, Herbert: The place and field names of the Principality of Liechtenstein . Vaduz: Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein, Volume 5: 152; http://namesbuch.gmg.biz/