Glaser ridge
| Glaser ridge | ||
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 Glaser Grat (middle), Bruschghorn (left) and in the foreground the former Lüschersee (emptied in 1902). |
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| height | 2124 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Adula Alps | |
| Dominance | 1.41 km → Lüschgrat | |
| Notch height | 135 m ↓ ridge between Glaser Grat and Lüschgrat | |
| Coordinates | 745 298 / 172300 | |
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| Normal way | From the Glaspass over the south ridge | |
The Glaser Grat ( Rhaeto-Romanic claus ' enclosure ' , Latin clausum 'included' ) is a summit east of Safien and west of Thusis in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland with a height of 2124 m above sea level. M. It belongs to the Heinzenberggrat . From the Heinzenberg side it is inconspicuous as a grass hill, from the Safiental side it is rocky and steeper. Due to its proximity to the Tschappina Heinzenberg ski area , the Glaser Grat is a popular, easy-to-reach ski touring mountain.
Location and surroundings
The Glaser Grat belongs to the Heinzenberggrat, a subgroup of the Adula Alps . It is located entirely in the municipality of Tschappina . The Glaser Grat is bordered in the east by the Heinzenberg and in the west by the Safiental .
The neighboring peaks include the Lüschgrat , Piz Beverin , Verdushorn , Carnusahorn , Bruschghorn and Piz Radun .
Valley locations are Safien, the Glaspass and Tschappina. Frequent starting points are Ober Gmeind and Lüsch.
Heinzenberger tightrope walk
The Heinzenberger ridge hike is a scenic and varied day hike over the Heinzenberger ridge. It leads from Glaspass via Bischolpass , Tguma and Präzer Höhi to Präz and offers a great panoramic view of the Safiental, Domleschg , Albula and the surrounding mountains.
- Starting point: Glaspass ( 1831 m )
- Destination: Prec ( 1184 m )
- Route: Glaspass - Glaser Grat ( 2124 m ) - P. 1989 - Lüschgrat ( 2178 m ) - Bischolpass ( 1999 m ) - Tguma ( 2163 m ) - Präzer Höhi ( 2119 m ) - Präz ( 1184 m )
- Difficulty: T3 , mostly as trail white-red-white marks
- Duration: 6 h
Routes to the summit
Summer routes
From glass over the south ridge
- Starting point: Safien Platz ( 1296 m ) or Glaspass ( 1831 m )
- Difficulty: T2 , as trail white-red-white highlighted
- Time required: 3 hours from Safien or ¾ hours from the Glaspass
From Ober Gmeind
- Starting point: Obertschappina ( 1577 m ) or Ober Gmeind ( 1813 m )
- Via: P. 1864 and then over the Bruchalp to the south ridge or via P. 1989 to the north ridge
- Difficulty: T2 , as trail white-red-white highlighted
- Time required: 2 hours from Obertschappina or 1¼ hours from Ober Gmeind
Over the north ridge
- Starting point: Safien Neukirch ( 1292 m ) or Lüsch ( 1974 m )
- Via: Bischolpass, Lüsch, P. 1989
- Difficulty: T2 , as trail white-red-white highlighted
- Time required: 3½ hours from Safien Neukirch or ¾ hours from Lüsch
Winter routes
From the Tschappina Heinzenberg ski area
- Starting point: Lüschgrat mountain station
- Route: P. 1989, north ridge
- Difficulty: WS-
- Time required: ½ hours from P.1989
From the glass pass
literature
- Bernard Condrau: Club Guide, Bündner Alpen, Volume 2 (Bündner Oberland and Rheinwaldgebiet) 4th edition. Verlag des SAC, 1981, ISBN 3-85902-025-0 , pp. 301-302.
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1215 Thusis, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, 1985 edition
Web links
- Panorama from the Glaser Grat
- www.hikr.org Tour reports
- www.wandersite.ch Directions
- Tschappina Heinzenberg ski area
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrea Schorta: How the mountain got its name . Small Rhaetian name book with two and a half thousand geographical names of Graubünden. Terra Grischuna Verlag, Chur / Bottmingen / Basel 1988, ISBN 3-7298-1047-2 , p. 92 .