Mattenberg
| Mattenberg | ||
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 Mattenberg (right) with Schreckhorn behind and Wetterhorn (left) |
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| height | 3104 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Bernese Oberland , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Bernese Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.58 km → Ankenbälli | |
| Coordinates | 649 050 / 162118 | |
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| Normal way | West flank from Bäregg | |
The Mattenberg or Mettenberg is a mountain in the Bernese Alps and has a height of 3,104 m above sea level. M. The mountain is Grindelwald between the Wetterhorn and the Upper Grindelwald glacier in the northeast and Unterer Grindelwald Glacier and Eiger in the West.
geography
Together with the Wetterhorn and Eiger, the Mattenberg forms the steep southern edge of the Grindelwald valley basin, characterized by high rock walls.
Since the Mattenberg drops to the north in a steep wall, the summit cannot be seen from Grindelwald. A 2924 m above sea level. M. high pre-summit is also around 500 meters northwest of the summit.
The Mattenberg is the northern end of a ridge that stretches from the summit for around ten kilometers via Ankenbälli ( 3161 m above sea level ), Gwächta ( 3164 m above sea level ), Klein Schreckhorn ( 3494 m above sea level ), Nässihorn ( 3741 m above sea level ), Schreckhorn ( 4078 m above sea level ), Lauteraarhorn ( 4042 m above sea level ), Klein Lauteraarhorn ( 3620 m above sea level ), Hugihorn ( 3647 m above sea level ) and Lauteraar Rothörner ( 3473 m above sea level ) moves southeast and drops there to the Finsteraar Glacier .
The Wächsel Glacier lies on the northeast flank of the Mattenberg .
geology
The Mattenberg consists mainly in the lower part of parautochonous Malm limestone and in the upper part of gneiss from the Aar massif .
In 1994 a cave was discovered in the limestone wall in the retreat area of the Upper Grindelwald Glacier. The Milchbach cave usually has a lot of water.
tourism
At the northern foot of the mountain, a cable car connects the village of Grindelwald with the Pfingstegg ( 1,392 m above sea level ), a starting point for hikes and high mountain tours, including to the Bäregghütte on the western flank high above the Lower Grindelwald Glacier and on to the Schreckhornhütte .
On the hiking trail from Pfingstegg to the Upper Grindelwald Glacier, a 150-meter-long tunnel was opened in 2005 to protect pedestrians from falling rocks in the Breitlouwina area .
The Upper Grindelwald Glacier and the Lower Grindelwald Glacier with its glacier gorge are further attractions at the foot of the mountain, which, like the Mattenberg, are part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site .
history
First ascent
The date of the first ascent is not known. Rudolf Beck reports on the first ascent of the north ridge on August 19, 1912 by a team of four to which the mountain guide Emil Steuri also belonged. At that time there was already a trigonometric signal at the summit .
Climate change
Climate change can be clearly perceived around the Mattenberg . The upper and lower Grindelwald glaciers have retreated a long way, permafrost soils thawed. This has led to several landslides and rockfalls, especially at the cut between Mattenberg and Eiger, for example large mudslides in spring 2000 and landslides in summer 2005. The Stieregghütte at the Lower Grindelwald Glacier had to be abandoned as a result of the latter.
media
The Mattenberg with its striking rock tower at the end of the north ridge above the Upper Grindelwald Glacier - north tower or named after the mountain guide Emil Steuri Steurihorn - can be seen at the beginning of one of the station IDents of Swiss television SF 1 .
literature
- Rudolf Beck: The north ridge of the Mettenberg (3107 m) . In: Yearbook of the Swiss Alpine Club . 48th year 1912. Publishing house of the Swiss Alpine Club, Bern 1913.
Web links
- Pfingstegg
- Hikr.org (tour reports)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Via GeoAlpina: Stage 2 Grindelwald-Lauterbrunnen. (PDF; 3.8 MB) In: swisstopo. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015 ; Retrieved September 29, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Milchbach Expedition. Archived from the original on January 17, 2006 ; Retrieved September 16, 2009 .
- ^ Rudolf Beck: The north ridge of the Mettenberg (3107 m)
- ↑ Mountain permafrost and recent Alpine rock-fall events: a GIS-based approach to determine critical factors (J. Noetzli, M. Hoelzle & W. Haeberli). (PDF; 1.1 MB) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved September 15, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung of August 29, 2009: Large laboratory on the Lower Grindelwald Glacier
- ↑ Beat Bumbacher: The Stieregghütte could no longer be saved. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. June 3, 2005, accessed March 14, 2019 .
- ^ Station Idents SF 1. Archived from the original on November 20, 2009 ; Retrieved September 15, 2009 .
