Glungezer
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_von_Innsbruck.JPG) The Glungezer (more precisely: the Sonnenspitze) seen from Innsbruck. Upstream on the left the Bärenbader Jöchl , on the right the Neunerspitze ( 2285 m ) |
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| height | 2677 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountains | Tux Alps | |
| Dominance | 1.06 km → Gamslahnerspitze | |
| Notch height | 36 m ↓ notch to Gamslahnerspitze | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 12 '31 " N , 11 ° 31' 41" E | |
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| rock | Quartz phyllite | |
| Age of the rock | Paleozoic | |
 Glungezer von NNO ( Baumkirchen ), on the right the Sonnenspitze, on the left the Glungezergipfel |
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The Glungezer is a mountain in the Tux Alps in Tyrol , southeast of Innsbruck .
Location and landscape
The summit of Glungezer has a height of 2677 meters above sea level. It towers over the neighboring and much better known Patscherkofel by over 400 meters. From Innsbruck, however, you can only see the Sonnenspitze ( 2639 m ), a secondary peak approx. 500 m to the northwest.
geology
The summit of the Glungezer is formed from low-grade metamorphic rocks , so-called quartz phyllites . To the north of the summit lie high-grade metamorphic rocks, for the most part gneisses of the Patscherkofel-Glungezerkristalline.
history
Origin of name
The name "Glungezer" is likely to go back to an onomatopoeic imitation of gurgling water. In a hollow above the Tulfeinalm, but also in other places, the water flows, sometimes invisibly, chuckling between and under the boulders.
Plane crash
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On February 29, 1964, a British Eagle International Airlines Bristol Britannia 312 collided with the eastern flank of the Glungezer at 2,600 meters above sea level. The machine was approaching Innsbruck . She flew under visual flight rules. However, the pilots did not succeed in breaking through the clouds. All 75 passengers and eight crew members were killed. The crashing plane triggered an avalanche that tore most of the debris 400 m deeper. Even the landlords of the Glungezerhütte, only a few hundred meters away from the crash site, did not notice the crash due to the raging storm.
Development
Not far from the summit, between the Glungezergipfel and Sonnenspitze, lies the Glungezerhütte of the Austrian Alpine Club , Hall in Tirol section, at an altitude of 2610 meters . The hut is a popular destination for ski tourers , especially in winter . The Glungezer can be climbed on the marked ski route without great difficulty or danger from avalanches. In summer, the Glungezerhütte gains increasing popularity as a base for several long-distance hiking trails ( Via Alpina , Adlerweg, Traumpfad Munich-Venice , Glungezer & Geier-Weg, Olympiaweg and Zirbenweg). A via ferrata ( difficulty C ) also leads to the hut or to the summit of the Sonnenspitze. In the summit region there is a largely subterranean system for military air surveillance.
The north side of the Glungezer is accessed by the Glungezerbahn . The valley station is in Tulfes , the highest mountain station in the immediate vicinity of the 2311 meter high Schartenkogel . In winter this is a popular family ski area and ski touring area with slopes and ski routes that are not too demanding.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geologische Bundesanstalt, 1995 report on geological surveys on sheet 148, Brenner (PDF file; 36 kB); Retrieved April 21, 2009
- ↑ Gerald Aichner: The white mountain. Das Glungezerbuch , 2nd edition, Kulturverlag Thaur-Wien-Munich 1994, ISBN 3-85395-189-9 , p. 10f.
- ^ Accident report on Aviation Safety Network.
- ↑ Gerald Aichner: The white mountain. Das Glungezerbuch , 2nd edition, Kulturverlag Thaur-Wien-Munich 1994, ISBN 3-85395-189-9 , pp. 235–242.
- ↑ http://bergstieg.com/de/touren.aspx?ID=101 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
