Leilachspitze

Leilachspitze
	Leilachspitze from the north from Litnisschrofen
height	2274 m above sea level A.
location	Tyrol , Austria
Mountains	Allgäu Alps
Dominance	6.6 km → Stallkarspitze
Notch height	399 m ↓ Kastenjoch
Coordinates	47 ° 26 '19 " N , 10 ° 32' 46" E Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '19 " N , 10 ° 32' 46" E
rock	Main dolomite
Age of the rock	Triad

The Leilachspitze in the Allgäu Alps is 2274 m above sea level. A. the highest mountain in the Vilsalpsee Mountains and is located in the Austrian state of Tyrol .

Origin of name

The mountain was mentioned for the first time in a letter from Count Haug von Montfort from 1458: in the front Krottenkopf towards the Lilach . Even Peter Anich mentioned in 1774 in his Atlas Tyrolensis a Leile Spiz . The name "Leilach" is derived from a sheet . The name godfather is a snow field on the high plateau, which usually lasts well into summer.

Location and surroundings

The mighty rock massif of the Leilachspitze is bounded in the southeast by the Lechtal , in the south by the Schwarzwassertal and in the north by the Birkental , while it continues to the west with the Luchsköpf (alternative name: Krottenköpf) and the Lachenspitze .

geology

Like most of the large rocky mountains in the Allgäu, the Leilachspitze is made of main dolomite . The rock is brittle, fissured and tends to form rubble and rubble.

Ascent

Using the normal route, you can reach the summit from the Landsberger Hut (1805 m) in around two and a half hours. From the hut you cross south of the Lache, a small mountain lake, to the Eastern Lachenjoch (1915 m) and reach the Lechtaler Scharte (1955 m) via the Gappenfelder Notland; an alternative is the southern bypass of the Lachenspitze via the Steinkarscharte (2015 m). From the Lechtaler Scharte you bypass the lynx heads to the south and finally arrive at a large gully at risk of falling rocks, in the upper part of which you turn left over Schrofen to the summit.

A completely different, usually lonely summit ascent is possible over the Birkental. The starting point is Rauth, a district of Nesselwängle on the Gaichtpass . The route, which takes about four hours in total, leads over the Weißenbacher Notländerkar and left a steep gully to the north ridge, via which the summit can be reached by simple climbing.

Both paths require climbing skills of difficulty I or II (UIAA) , a head for heights and, in particular, surefootedness in the Schrofen area .

photos

View from the Lachenspitze to the Leilachspitze and Luchsköpfe
North ridge and summit structure of the Leilachspitze from the east (Rauth)
Northeast ridge (ascent from Rauth)
Southwest flank (ascent from the Landsberger Hut)

literature

Kompass hiking, bike and ski tour map: Sheet 04 Tannheimer Tal (1: 35,000). ISBN 978-3-85491-644-4 (February 2007)

Web links

Commons : Leilachspitze - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Tour report - detailed report with map, pictures and information on mountaineering requirements

Individual evidence

^ Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 137).
↑ Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 268f)

[1] Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 137).

[2] Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 268f)