Penser white horn
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 Penser Weißhorn in the early morning |
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| height | 2705 m slm | |
| location | Italy ( South Tyrol ) | |
| Mountains | Sarntal Alps | |
| Dominance | 6 km → Hochwart | |
| Notch height | 475 m ↓ Wannser Joch | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 48 '10 " N , 11 ° 23' 50" E | |
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 The southern flank of the Weißhorn with the normal route. In addition to dark slate gneiss, light limestone can also be found here. |
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The Penser Weißhorn (also Sarner Weißhorn or Sarntaler Weißhorn , Italian Corno Bianco ) is a 2705 m slm high mountain in the Sarntal Alps in South Tyrol. As the highest point in the vicinity, the Penser Weißhorn offers a comprehensive view, especially of the eastern and western Sarntal Alps. The eastern flank of the mountain slope forms the source area of the Talfer .
Location and surroundings
The striking summit is located in the northern part of the Sarntal Alps. In the north lies the valley of the Sennerbergalm , a side valley of the Jaufental . To the northeast, the ridge runs out over the 2586 m high Gartlspitze to the 2211 m high Penser Joch . To the southeast the mountain drops steeply to the 2590 m high scree pass . The Oberbergtal , a side valley of the Sarntal , stretches to the south-west ; to the west, a ridge runs to the Ötschspitze ( 2590 m ).
geology
The Penser Weißhorn is largely made up of mica-rich slate gneisses and amphibolites . However, dolomites and limestone from the Triassic can also be found on the southern flank .
Alpinism
The first known ascent of the Weißhorn goes back to A. Siegl and Carl Wechner in 1822.
The normal route to the summit is a marked path from the Gerölljoch through the southern flank of the mountain. This ascent contains short sections secured by wire rope and requires easy climbing of difficulty level I (UIAA) . Starting points are the Penser Joch, the Oberbergtal or the Passeier valley to the west . The climbs over the Oberbergtal or from the east are also possible as a demanding ski tour in winter .
Another marked ascent leads over the west ridge. The starting point for this route is the Jaufental. The Weißhorn is on the so-called horseshoe tour, a seven-day tour through the Sarntal Alps.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kompass Karten (Ed.): Digital map of South Tyrol / Alto Adige . Rum 2007, ISBN 978-3-85491-631-4 .
- ↑ Helmut Dumler : South Tyrol 2. Area guide: Area guide for hikers and mountaineers through the mountain world of the southern Stubai Alps, the Texel Group and the Sarntal Alps . tape 2 . Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1989, ISBN 978-3-7633-3305-9 , p. 14 ( Google Books ).
- ↑ a b Helmut Dumler: South Tyrol 2. Area guide: Area guide for hikers and mountaineers through the mountain world of the southern Stubai Alps, the Texel Group and the Sarntal Alps . tape 2 . Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1989, ISBN 978-3-7633-3305-9 , p. 253 ( Google Books ).
- ↑ Heinrich Gruber, Hans Pescoller, Rudolf Weiss: Alpine Club ski guides eastern Alps . tape 7 . Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1989, ISBN 978-3-7633-5229-6 , p. 78 ( Google Books ).
- ↑ Horseshoe Tour ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (PDF; 4.4 MB) Sarntal.com; Retrieved October 8, 2011
