Hochälpelekopf
| Hochälpelekopf | ||
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 The Hochälpelekopf seen from the Bregenzerwald |
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| height | 1463 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Dornbirn / Schwarzenberg , Vorarlberg , Austria | |
| Mountains | Hochälpele-Weißenfluh Group , Bregenz Forest Mountains | |
| Dominance | 4.6 km → Guntenspitze | |
| Notch height | 216 m ↓ Hottersattel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 '9 " N , 9 ° 48' 45" E | |
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| rock | Flysch | |
| Development | Ski lift | |
| Normal way | Hiking trail from Bödele | |
 The summit cross |
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The Hochälpelekopf (after the Alpe Hochälpele on the eastern slope ) is a mountain in the Bregenzerwald Mountains near Dornbirn and at 1,463 m above sea level. A. the highest point in the Bödele area .
Location and surroundings
The Hochälpelekopf forms an elongated mountain ridge running in a north-south direction. At the southern end forms Gschwendtner saddle the transition to Gräsakopf and Weissenfluh with which the hochälpelekopf the Hochälpele-Weissenfluh group forms, while in the north the lots pass the Geißkopf and thus the Lorenaberge connect.
The border between Dornbirn and Schwarzenberg runs a few meters west of the summit, so that the summit itself is in the municipality of Schwarzenberg.
geology
The Hochälpelekopf massif belongs to the northern Vorarlberg flysch zone and consists mainly of sandstone with clay marl interlayers. The little water-permeable rock is also responsible for the swamp forests adjoining to the south up to the Hottersattel.
Development, use and tourism
The eponymous alp with the Benedict chapel is located on the eastern slope of the Hochäpelekopf .
The Hochälpelehütte (1,460 m) of the Austrian Alpine Club is located directly below the summit . On the occasion of its opening on September 10, 1875, the prospect was already praised, which is equal to that of Hohen Freschen , but far surpasses that of Pfänder .
In 1912 and 1925 competitions for the Austrian skiing championships were held at Hochälpele. On 10 January 1987, on the game Moss departure a women's World Cup - downhill skiing discharged. The start was below the summit in the area of the mountain station of the Hochälple T-bar lift.
In September 2012, a radio relay with an output of 6 watts was set up on the Hochälpelekopf by the mountain rescue team together with the Vorarlberg state warning center. The 6 meter long antenna now also serves as a mast for a red and white flag, which can already be seen on historical images.
photos
Transmission mast with flag
View from the hiking trail to the Karrenseilbahn mountain station, including the Hochälpelekopf
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Walther Flaig : Alpine Club Guide Bregenzerwaldgebirge . 1st edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7633-1203-X , margin number 680, p. 280 f .
- ↑ The accommodation hut on the Hochälpele . In: Feldkircher newspaper . September 11, 1875, p. 2 ( ANNO [accessed April 29, 2019]).
- ^ The Austrian championship in skiing in 1912 . In: Bregenzer Tagblatt . February 7, 1912, p. 2 ( ANNO [accessed April 29, 2019]).
- ↑ The ski championship on the Bödele . In: Vorarlberger Tagblatt . February 8, 1926, p. 1 ( ANNO [accessed April 29, 2019]).
- ↑ http://www.schwarzenberg.at/news/30-jahre-ist-es-her/
- ^ Office of the Vorarlberg state government, department Ia, department of the state warning center (ed.): BOS K13 radio station HOCHÄLPELE. Construction and commissioning test in September 2012 . Bregenz.