Kaunergrathütte
| Kaunergrathütte DAV hut category I. |
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 Watzespitze and Kaunergrathütte |
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| location | upper Pitztal ; Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountain range | Ötztal Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 46 ° 59 '38 " N , 10 ° 48' 25.5" E | |
| Altitude | 2817 m above sea level A. | |
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| builder | Academic Section Graz of the PES | |
| owner | Mainz section of the DAV | |
| Built | 1903 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Mid-June to mid-September | |
| accommodation | 10 beds, 55 camps | |
| Winter room | 10 bearings | |
| Web link | Hut website | |
| Hut directory | ÖAV DAV | |
The Kaunergrathütte is an Alpine Club hut belonging to the Mainz section of the German Alpine Club . It is located in the Ötztal Alps south of the Verpeilspitze and northeast of the Watzespitze , the main summit of the Kaunergrat , in the western area of the municipality of St. Leonhard im Pitztal near the border with the municipality of Kaunertal . The hut is the highest hut in the Pitztal and is located about 200 meters below the Madatschjoch , a transition into the Kaunertal . The hut does not have a material ropeway .
history
In 1903 the hut was built by the Graz Academic Section of the Austrian Alpine Club . In the past decades the hut has been expanded and rebuilt several times. After 100 years, in 2003, the Mainz section of the German Alpine Club took over the hut and continued the fundamental renovation of the mountaineering accommodation.
Approaches
The hut can be reached in three different ways from the Pitztal . The easiest ascent leads from Plangeross to the hut in 3½ hours. Another possibility of ascent leads from the Rifflsee , which can be reached by cable car from Mandarfen , via the Cottbuser Höhenweg in 3 to 4 hours to the hut. Another ascent variant leads from Trenkwald over the Neururer Alpe , the Mittelberglessee , on the Saßen and over the Steinbockjoch on the southern spur of the Parstleswand . The latter ascent takes about 5½ hours.
Tour possibilities
The peaks most frequently climbed from the Kaunergrathütte are the following:
- Plangerosskopf ( 3053 m ), walking time 1 hour.
- Parstleswand ( 3091 m ), walking time 1½ hours.
- Verpeilspitze ( 3425 m ), walking time 3 hours ( climbing difficulty II + ).
- Watzespitze ( 3533 m ) over the east ridge, walking time 5 hours ( climbing difficulty IV ).
- Seekarlesschneid ( 3208 m ) over the west ridge, walking time 3 hours ( climbing difficulty II ).
Via the Madatschjoch ( 3020 m ) the Verpeilhütte can be reached in 3½ hours and from there you can descend into the Kaunertal.
cards
- Alpine club map sheet 30/3, 1: 25,000, Ötztal Alps, Kaunergrat . ISBN 978-3-928777-41-4
- Alpine Club Card Sheet 30/5 Ötztal Alps - Geigenkamm (1: 25,000)
literature
- Walter Klier : Alpine Club Guide Ötztal Alps . Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7633-1123-8
Web links
- Kaunergrathütte in the historical Alpine archive of the Alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol (temporarily offline)
- Homepage of the Kaunergrathütte