Pulpit wall
| Pulpit wall | ||
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 Walser Hammerspitze (formerly Schüsser), Kanzelwand and Zweiländerbahn |
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| height | 2057.9 m | |
| location | Border Bavaria , Germany / Vorarlberg , Austria | |
| Mountains | Southeastern Walsertal Mountains , Allgäu Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.8 km → Walser Hammerspitze | |
| Notch height | 88 m ↓ notch to the Walser Hammerspitze | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 '6 " N , 10 ° 12' 27" E | |
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| rock | Main dolomite | |
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The Kanzelwand (officially Warmatsgundkopf on the Bavarian side ) is a 2058 m (according to Austrian measurements: 2059 m above sea level ) high mountain in the Allgäu Alps , over which the border between the German Bavaria and the Austrian Vorarlberg runs.
Location and surroundings
The Kanzelwand rises between the Austrian Kleinwalsertal with the town of Riezlern in the west and the Bavarian Birgsau valley in the east. The neighboring mountain in the north is the 2039 m high Fellhorn , in the south lies the 2170 m high Walser Hammerspitze (formerly Schüsser ). The mountain is made up of main dolomite and drops to the north with a steep rock face, otherwise it is characterized by steep grass slopes.
Paths to the summit
The easiest way to reach the summit is with the Kanzelwandbahn cable car from Riezlern, the ascent time from the mountain station is only about 20 minutes. The Kanzelwand can be climbed on foot as an easy mountain hike from Riezlern, from the Stillachtal or from the mountain station of the cable car to the Fellhorn.
In addition, located on the pulpit wall of the two-nation sports via ferrata , a fixed rope in Grade C-D (difficult to very difficult). With a length of 550 meters in a vertical wall, it is the most demanding via ferrata in the Oberstdorf / Kleinwalsertal area in terms of climbing ability . The via ferrata takes around 60–120 minutes to complete, whereas the beginner's variant to the Kanzelwand summit at 200 meters only takes around 15–30 minutes. The starting point for both variants is the mountain station of the Kanzelwandbahn .
Ski Area
There is a lift connection to the Fellhornbahn . The cross-border ski area Fellhorn / Kanzelwand has a total of 24 kilometers of slopes and 14 lifts.
Origin of name
The mountain was first mentioned in 1783 as Gunt B. in Blasius Huebers Vorarlberg map . In the border description of Bavaria from 1844 it says: over the Warmatsgundkopf, also known as the Kanzelwand .
The naming as pulpit wall is due to the shape of the mountain: The east ridge runs in regular rock steps to the summit, which suggests a comparison with a church pulpit. Because of the Warmatsgundalpe in the north and east, the origin of the name on this page could also come from the Old High German name "Warmunt".
Another origin could be the expression "warm Atze", which means something like "warm willow".
Web links
- Detailed information on the Kleinwalsertal homepage
- Pulpit wall
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bavarian Surveying Administration : BayernViewer 2.0 ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying Austria: Austrian Map online (Austrian map 1: 50,000) . Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.alpenverein.de/chameleon/public/37de4fb5-980d-c393-f816-6890a6e6d2d8/0727-hammerspitzen_22486.pdf
- ^ A b Dieter Seibert, Heinz Groth: Alpine Club Guide Allgäu Alps . 15th edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7633-1126-2 , p. 496-497 .
- ↑ 2-country sport via ferrata - Interpräsenz Homepage Oberstdorf
- ↑ Compass hiking, bike and ski tour map: Sheet 03 Oberstdorf, Kleinwalsertal (1: 25,000). ISBN 978-3-8549-1231-6 (status: 2009).
- ↑ Fellhorn / Kanzelwand ski area , accessed on April 5, 2012
- ^ Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 214).
- ↑ Ernst Zettler, Heinz Groth: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps . 12th, completely revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-7633-1111-4 (p. 499).
