Mohrenkopf (mountain)
Mohrenkopf | ||
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Mohrenkopf south view from the Diedamskopf |
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height | 1645 m above sea level A. | |
location | Vorarlberg , Austria | |
Mountains | Northwestern Walsertal Mountains , Allgäu Alps | |
Dominance | 0.8 km → Green Heads (North Summit) | |
Notch height | 155 m ↓ notch to the Diedamskopf | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 21 '37 " N , 10 ° 1' 30" E | |
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rock | Drusberg layers ( Helvetic ) | |
Age of the rock | Barremium / Aptium | |
Normal way | North flank (III-) |
The Mohrenkopf is a 1645 m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Allgäu Alps in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg .
Location and surroundings
The mountain , located in the sub-group Northwestern Walsertal Mountains , rises from the north ridge of the Diedamskopf (2090 m). The two mountains are separated by a 1490 meter high notch, which is the reference for the notch height of the Mohrenkopf. To the north, the Mohrenkopf slopes down to the Schönenbach pass (1025 m). In the east there is a parallel ridge that carries the Green Heads (1725 m). The Osterguntenbach , which marks the western border of the Allgäu Alps, flows to the west . The flanks of the Hirschberg (1834 m) rise from the valley .
The district on which the Mohrenkopf is located is Bezau .
Origin of name
Due to the dense, dark forest with spruce on the south and west flanks, the Mohrenkopf could have got its name.
Ascent
The ascent of the mountain, which consists of extremely steep and densely overgrown flanks, is difficult. The easiest access leads from the north over the north ridge to the summit. Because of this to be dealt with steep grass -Kletterei ( III ) is for absolute surefootedness and head for heights required.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 173).
- ^ Herbert Scholz: Building and Becoming the Allgäu Landscape . E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nägele and Obermiller), Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-510-65165-0 (p. 92).
- ^ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying Austria: Austrian Map online (Austrian map 1: 50,000) . Retrieved January 25, 2012.