Madrisahorn
| Madrisahorn | ||
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 Madrisahorn from the northeast, from the Madrisa seen |
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| height | 2826 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Mountains | Rätikon | |
| Dominance | 6.76 km → Rotbühelspitze | |
| Notch height | 624 m ↓ Schlappiner Joch | |
| Coordinates | 785 721 / 200666 | |
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| rock | dark gneiss prehistoric rock | |
| First ascent | not recorded in the current literature | |
| Normal way | over the northern flank of Gafier Tal | |
| particularities | Dominant peak above Klosters-Serneus | |
The Madrisahorn is with a height of 2,826 meters, the seventh highest mountain in the Rätikon , a mountain range in the central eastern Alps . The summit is located in the Swiss canton of Graubünden on the territory of the municipality of Klosters-Serneus ; the state border with the Austrian state of Vorarlberg runs 500 meters northeast . Towards the south, the Horn is the dominant peak above Klosters-Serneus and Küblis . It is therefore a popular, often-climbed viewing mountain. The mountain, which appears as a dark pyramid from the east or west, emits three distinct ridges: from the main peak to the northeast and southeast and from the west peak (2808 m) to the west to the Rätschenjoch. It stands out clearly from the lighter Rätikon limestone of the neighboring Rätschenfluh . The area called Madrisa at the southern foot of the Horn is an extensive alpine area in summer and a heavily frequented ski area with numerous lifts and slopes in winter .
The Madrisahorn is not to be confused with the Madrisa , the summit of which is about 2 kilometers away in Gargellen in Austria and is separated from the Madrisahorn by the ridge of the Frygebirge , the Madrisajoch (approx. 2610 m) and the Madrisaköpfen . Occasionally, both mountains are also called Gargellener Madrisa and Klosterer Madrisa to distinguish them .
Surroundings
The Madrisahorn is the highest point of the Madrisa group , which forms the southeast end of the Rätikon main ridge. In just over five kilometers in a straight line boasts a health resort Gargellen in Vorarlberg, Austria. The Graubünden municipalities of Klosters-Serneus are about 6 km south and Küblis about 7.5 km west-southwest. There are significant neighboring mountains only in the west, the 2703 meter high Rätschenfluh , and in the northeast, along the ridge, the Marchspitze belonging to the Madrisaköpf with 2732 meters and beyond the Madrisajoch the mentioned Frygebirg and the Madrisa. To the east, south-west and north the Madrisahorn falls with extensive debris into three cirques and valleys, south-east into Schafcalanda , south into Chüecalanda and north of Rätschenjoch (2602 m) to the Gafier plates .
Bases and paths
From Klosters, a cable car leads up to an altitude of 1887 m on the Saaser Alp . Many tours can be tackled as day trips from the mountain station. The base for an ascent from the north is the Gafia (Gafien) settlement at 1747 meters in the Gafier valley . From there, the normal route leads to the Madrisahorn in a southerly direction, first to the Gafier Platten and a firn field on the northern flank . Over steep, partly small-grained rubble, according to the literature, it is easy climbing with difficulty UIAA I to the summit. The walking time is about three hours. The Madrisahorn can also be climbed from Gargellen via the Gafier - or Madrisajoch, after which you will encounter the normal route. Other UIAA grade II climbing routes lead through the southwest flank or over the ridges.
Literature and map
- Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon , Alpine Tours / Bündner Alpen , Verlag des SAC 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0
- Günther Flaig: Alpine Club Guide Rätikon , Bergverlag Rother Munich, 1989, ISBN 3-7633-1098-3
- Wilhelm Strauss in Eduard Richter : The Development of the Eastern Alps , Volume I, publishing house of the German and Austrian Alpine Association, Berlin 1893
- National map of Switzerland 1: 25,000, sheet 1177, Serneus
