Goat tip
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 Geißspitze, view from the Gauertal over the Obere Latschätzalpe |
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| height | 2334 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Vorarlberg , Austria | |
| Mountains | Golmer and Zerneuer Grat , Rätikon | |
| Dominance | 0.67 km → eastern secondary summit of the Kreuzspitze | |
| Notch height | 70 m ↓ saddle point to the Kreuzspitze | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 2 '41 " N , 9 ° 49' 40" E | |
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| rock | Limestone and dolomite gravel cone | |
 Summit cross |
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 360 ° panorama from the summit |
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The Geißspitze is a 2,334 meter high mountain in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the Montafon region . The Geißspitze is located in the Rätikon above Tschagguns .
Location and surroundings
The Geißspitze lies entirely in the municipality of Tschagguns, 6.8 km southwest of the center. It is the highest point in a branch of the Golmer and Zerneuer Grat , which branches off between Wilder Mann and Kreuzspitze in an easterly direction.
In the north, the Waschtobel separates the Geißspitze from the Latschätzkopf , in the east the slope descends into the Gauertal and in the south into the Öfa valley.
In the avalanche winter of 1999, an avalanche swept from the Geißspitze to over the road leading to the Lindauer Hütte and tore a path into the forest that is still visible today.
natural reserve
The summit area of the Geißspitze and the ridge up to the Wilden Mann and the Kreuzspitze are located in a large-scale biotope that is entered in the Vorarlberg biotope inventory due to the geological diversity and the resulting biodiversity . The steep slopes are prone to landslides, so-called plaiks , through which the ground is churned, with minerals from the subsoil reaching the surface and serving as food for lush lawns and meadows.
Ascent
Lindauer Hut
The ascent can be done through the Gauertal via the Lindauer Hütte ( 1744 m ). From the hut it is another 1½ hours over the Geißspitzsteig to the summit. An ascent from there on skis is possible, but requires a suitable avalanche location due to the steep grass slopes.
Golmer Höhenweg
As an alternative, there is a ride with the Golmerbahn to the mountain station (1890 m) and a hike along the Golmer Höhenweg over the Golmer Joch ( 2124 m ), the Latschätzkopf ( 2219 m ) and the Kreuzjoch ( 2261 m ) to the Geißspitze.
Here the walking time to the summit is about 2 hours.
literature
- Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon , Alpine Touren / Bündner Alpen , Verlag des SAC 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0 , p. 569
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Arge Vegetation Ecology and Landscape Planning: Update of the Vorarlberg biotope inventory, Tschagguns community . 2008, Geißspitz - Zerneuer Grat - Öfenpass (Biotope 12826), p. 52 ( vorarlberg.at [PDF; 2.9 MB ; accessed on November 20, 2016]).