Riffle (mountain)
| Corrugation | ||
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 Kreuzkogel and Riffel (right) from the southeast |
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| height | 2106 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Styria , Austria | |
| Mountains | Gesäuse Mountains , Ennstal Alps | |
| Dominance | 0.68 km → Kalbling | |
| Notch height | 126 m ↓ Grüberach | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 33 '11 " N , 14 ° 30' 51" E | |
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| rock | Main dolomite , Wetterstein limestone | |
| Age of the rock | Triad | |
| Normal way | easy from the southeast | |
The Riffel (also Riffl or Rifflspitz , not to be confused with the Hohen Riffl or the Riffelspitzen ) is 2106 m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Gesäuse mountains in the Austrian state of Styria .
Location and surroundings
The Riffel is located in the Reichenstein range to the northwest of the famous Admonter Kalbling and Sparafeld peaks . Together with the Kreuzkogel ( 2011 m ) adjoining it to the west , it forms a small massif , which is characterized all around by karen and rock faces. In the north are Gamskarl and Bärenkar, in the south Roßkar and Eisloch. The transition to Kalbling over the Grüberach (approx. 1980 m ), on the other hand, is designed as a gentle grass slope. Upstream are Kreuzkogel and Riffel Hahnstein ( 1697 m ) and Schildmauer ( 1667 m ) in the west and the Lärchkogel ( 1664 m ) in the north. The Oberst-Klinke-Hütte is located south of the mountain .
Geology and geomorphology
Typically for the Gesäuse Mountains , the corrugation is made up of main dolomite , which is overlaid on the north side by exposed Wetterstein limestone. The Dachstein limestone , to which the highest Gesäuse peaks (including the Hochtor ) owe their imposing appearance, occurs only on the north side of the Kreuzkogel. The north foot of the Riffel was shaped by the Enns Glacier , which was 400 to 500 meters thick in the Admont area during the Würm Glaciation . The terminal moraine is clearly recognizable by numerous erratic blocks . The Riffel massif is surrounded by the fossil-rich Raibler layers . Alexander Bittner found representatives of the Cardita mussel genus as well as specimens of the sea urchin species Cidaris dorsata on the south side of the serrated edge .
While the north and south sides of the mountain, interspersed with karen and furrows , drop steeply into the valley and form a ridge to the Kreuzkogel, there is a noticeable flattening to the east. This turf trough is an erosively exposed tertiary land area, such as occurs on the Großer Buchstein . This is cut into the main dolomite in the area of the corrugation and in Dachstein limestone on Kalbling and Sparafeld. Otto Ampferer aptly described these plateaus as "spared" enclosures of old areas enclosed by "lively fighting furrows" or "areas swept bare by storms".
Ascent
The ascent to the Riffel can be done on two sides. The easiest way to get to the summit is from the Oberst-Klinke-Hütte in 1¾ hours. The ascent below the Kalbling-Westwand is identical to that to Kalbling and Sparafeld and requires at least surefootedness and a minimum of a head for heights. A more demanding approach is via the Kreuzkogel from the west. The Klinkehütte, the Kaiserau or, for those with a good physical condition, Admont can serve as a starting point. For the latter, access is via a variant of the Austrian onward hiking trail 01 . The ridge between Kreuzkogel and Riffel (Riffelgrat) has been developed as an insured via ferrata ( difficulty A / B ) and is only recommended for sure-footed hikers who do not suffer from vertigo . This path is not advisable in snow conditions.
Web links
- Riffl, Kreuzkogel and Hahnstein - Tour description of the PES
- Kalbling, Sparafeld & Riffel - tour description
Individual evidence
- ↑ Digital Atlas of Styria: Geology & Geotechnics. State of Styria , accessed on July 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Otto Ampferer : Geological guide for the Gesäuse mountains. Federal Geological Institute , Vienna 1935, p. 44. Online (PDF; 19.1 MB)
- ↑ ibid., P. 103