Holzgauer Wetterspitze
| Holzgauer Wetterspitze | ||
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 Holzgauer Wetterspitze |
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| height | 2895 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountains | Lechtal Alps | |
| Dominance | 8.9 km → Parseierspitze | |
| Notch height | 594 m ↓ Alperschonjoch | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 12 '22 " N , 10 ° 22' 10" E | |
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| Age of the rock | Upper council limestone, 200 million years | |
| First ascent | 1832 by Falger and Knittl | |
| Normal way | Holzgau - Frederick Simms Hut - Fallenbacher Joch - Holzgauer Wetterspitze | |
 Holzgauer Wetterspitze (left) and Feuerspitze (right) from the southwest |
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The Holzgauer Wetterspitze (also Lechtaler Wetterspitze ) is a mountain near Kaisers in the Lechtal Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol . The striking rock tower, which drops vertically up to 500 m, is 2895 m above sea level. A. the sixth highest peak in the Lechtal Alps.
location
The mountain lies to the east above the Frederick-Simms-Hütte at the head of the Sulzeltal , 7 kilometers as the crow flies south of Holzgau in the Lechtal and five kilometers east of Kaisers. Neighboring peaks are the Etlerkopf (2,693 m) in the north, separated by the Schafscharte , the Fallenbacherspitze (2,723 m) in the southeast and the Feuerspitze with 2,852 meters in the south .
rock
The Holzgauer Wetterspitze consists of hard Oberrhät - limestone from the Mesozoic period Upper Triassic .
Base and easiest ascent
- The easiest route ( normal route ) to the summit leads from the Frederick-Simms-Hütte at 2,002 meters south over the Fallenbacherjoch (2,753 m) over the south ridge to the summit in 2½ hours. The last 80 meters in altitude require easy climbing in the UIAA I area, but exposed in the summit area and one point is provided with a wire rope insurance. Surefootedness and a head for heights are required.
- The summit can also be reached from Kaisers (1,518 m) in 5 hours through the Kaisertal via the Fallenbacherjoch.
Literature and map
- Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide Lechtal Alps , Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7633-1268-4
- Alpine club map 1: 25,000, sheet 3/3, Lechtal Alps, Parseierspitze