Great Eiskogel

Great Eiskogel
	The Große Eiskogel in the center of the picture, the Zebrù on the left , the Thurwieserspitze on the right
height	3547 m slm
location	South Tyrol border
Mountains	Ortler Alps
Coordinates	46 ° 29 '52 " N , 10 ° 31' 46" E Coordinates: 46 ° 29 '52 " N , 10 ° 31' 46" E

The Große Eiskogel is a 3547 m (according to other information also 3549, 3544 or 3530 m ) high mountain in the Ortler Alps .

Location and surroundings

The Große Eiskogel is the easternmost peak in the Kristallkamm , a mountain range in the Ortler Alps that runs from the Stilfser Joch in the west to the Ortler Pass. It is located in the South Tyrolean part of this mountain group near the border with Lombardy and is protected in the Stilfserjoch National Park . In the east, its summit structure drops to the Ortler Pass ( 3353 m ), behind which the Zebrù ( 3735 m ) and Ortler ( 3905 m ) rise. In the southwest it is separated from the nearby Thurwieserspitze ( 3652 m ) by the Thurwieserjoch ( 3480 m ) . Towards the northwest, a ridge loosens in the direction of Trafoital , which carries the Kleiner Eiskogel ( 3105 m ).

Climbs

Despite its considerable height, the Große Eiskogel is a little-known South Tyrolean high summit. This is partly due to its hidden location, partly to its position between significantly higher and therefore more prominent mountains. The summit, which is always fired, can only be reached via glacier-crossing alpine tours . It is often exceeded when climbing the Thurwieserspitze. The closest support points for mountaineers are the Rifugio Quinto Alpini and the Berglhütte .

literature

Peter Holl: Alpenvereinsführer Ortleralpen , 9th edition, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7633-1313-3

Web links

Commons : Großer Eiskogel - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Großer Eiskogel on the Berglhütte website

Individual evidence

↑ The altitude information for the Kleiner Eiskogel varies between 3012 and 3503 m . These big differences can be explained by the fact that the summit of the Kleiner Eiskogel is located at different points in the aforementioned ridge. The presentation in this article follows the specifications of the South Tyrolean geographic information system , see gis2.provinz.bz.it/geobrowser .

[1] The altitude information for the Kleiner Eiskogel varies between 3012 and 3503 m . These big differences can be explained by the fact that the summit of the Kleiner Eiskogel is located at different points in the aforementioned ridge. The presentation in this article follows the specifications of the South Tyrolean geographic information system , see gis2.provinz.bz.it/geobrowser .