Peter Wiechenthaler Hut
| Peter Wiechenthaler Hut ÖAV Hut Category I |
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.jpg) Peter Wiechenthaler Hut with Leoganger and Loferer Steinbergen |
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| location | on the southwestern edge of the Stone Sea ; Salzburg , Austria ; Valley location: Saalfelden | |
| Mountain range | Berchtesgaden Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 47 ° 27 '49 " N , 12 ° 52' 31" E | |
| Altitude | 1707 m above sea level A. | |
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| owner | ÖAV - Section Saalfelden | |
| Built | 1924/26 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Late April to late October | |
| accommodation | 14 beds, 40 camps , 2 emergency camps | |
| Winter room | 6 bearings | |
| Hut directory | ÖAV DAV | |
The Peter-Wiechenthaler-Hütte is an Alpine Club hut of the Austrian Alpine Club at 1707 m above sea level. A. on the southwestern edge of the Steinerne Meer high above Saalfelden. It is located in the Salzburger Land in the Berchtesgaden Alps at the foot of the Persailhorn on the back of the Kienalkopf, in the area of the Leogang der Saalforste (forest district 13 Buchweißbach). It is a popular excursion destination for hikers and day visitors, but also an important base for mountaineers, who from here can undertake challenging via ferratas as well as numerous summit climbs and crossings in the Stone Sea.
History
The Peter Wiechenthaler Hut was built in 1924/26 on the initiative of the master mason Peter Wiechenthaler (1859–1927) from Saalfelden. The hut is usually open from the end of May to the end of September / beginning of October. It has 14 beds and 40 mattresses. The hut is closed in winter , up to 6 ski tourers can stay overnight in the winter room (only accessible with the section's AV lock).
Accesses
- From Saalfelden -Bachwinkel ( 800 m ) via Hüttenweg, easy, walking time: 2¾ hours.
- From the center of Saalfelden ( 750 m ) via Bachwinkel and Hüttenweg, easy, walking time: 3½ hours.
- From the Kaltenbachtal car park ( 850 m ) via Metzger-Steinalm and Persailfoissel, medium, walking time: 4 hours.
Transitions
- Ingolstädter Haus ( 2120 m ) via Weißbachlscharte and Eichstätter Weg, medium, walking time: 4 hours.
- Kärlingerhaus ( 1635 m ) via Weißbachlscharte and Hirschsattel, medium, walking time: 4½ hours.
- Riemannhaus ( 2180 m ) via Weißbachlscharte and Eichstätter Weg, medium, walking time: 4 hours.
- Riemannhaus via Persailhorn, Breithorn, climbing grade II , partly secured, walking time: 5½ hours.
Mountaineering
- Persailhorn ( 2350 m ) over two different via ferratas, difficulty level II, secured, walking time: 2½ hours.
- Mitterhorn ( 2491 m ) via Persailhorn, difficulty level II, partly secured, walking time: 3½ hours.
- Breithorn ( 2504 m ) via Persailhorn and Mitterhorn, difficulty level II, partially secured, walking time: 4½ hours.
- Aulhorn ( 2367 m ) via Weißbachlscharte and Achselhorn, or via the Persailhorn; Difficulty level I, partially secured, walking time: 3 hours.
- Achselhorn ( 2467 m ) either over the Weißbachlscharte (not difficult ), or over Persailhorn and Aulhorn, I, walking time: 2½ – 3 hours.
- Schartenkopf ( 2308 m ) over the Weißbachlscharte, not difficult, no paths from the Scharte, walking time: 2 hours.
- Hollermaißhorn ( 2298 m ) over the Weißbachlscharte and the Schartenkopf, pathless from the Scharte, I, walking time: 3 hours.
Web links
- Peter-Wiechenthaler-Hütte in the historical alpine archive of the alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol (temporarily offline)
Individual evidence
- ^ Austrian map 1: 50,000, 1: 200,000