Riffeltorkopf

Riffeltorkopf
	North face of the Riffeltorkopf
height	2230 m
location	Bavaria , Germany
Mountains	Wetterstein Mountains
Dominance	0.2 km → Kleine Riffelwandspitze
Notch height	36 m
Coordinates	47 ° 26 '7 " N , 10 ° 59' 53" E Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '7 " N , 10 ° 59' 53" E
rock	Wetterstein lime
Age of the rock	Triad
Normal way	Ripple notch

The Riffeltorkopf is a 2230 m high mountain in the Wetterstein Mountains , Bavaria .

Location and surroundings

The Riffeltorkopf marks the border between the Waxensteinkamm and the Riffelwandkamm . The summit plateau does not have a distinct summit character. It consists of a green dome, the walls of which break off vertically to the north and east. In the north lies the Eibsee , in the south runs the Höllental . The neighboring mountains are the Südliche Riffelspitze ( 2263 m ) in the northeast , the Kleine Riffelwandspitze 2536 m in the southwest and the Westliche Riffelkopf 2459 m in the southeast .

Bases and paths

The Riffelscharte located to the north forms a transition between the north and south sides of the Waxenstein ridge, it can be reached via marked hiking trails from the Eibsee or from the Höllental (partly insured as a via ferrata ). The Höllentalangerhütte ( 1381 m ) is one of the most important bases for climbing the mountain.

The normal route to the Riffeltorkopf leads from the Riffelscharte to the summit in about 15 minutes. The northeast face was first climbed in 1922 by M. Gämmler and K. Markert . The route has a level of difficulty V + (UIAA) . Other routes through the north face vary between difficulty levels V and VII.

literature

Stephan Beulke: Wetterstein. A guide for valleys, huts and mountains (= Alpine Club Guide . Series: Northern Limestone Alps. ). Written according to the guidelines of the UIAA. 4th, unchanged edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7633-1119-X , p. 147 ff.

Riffeltorkopf summit plateau and Riffelscharte
View from the Riffeltorkopf via ferrata to the Zugspitzwandfuß and the Eibsee