Rifflsee
| Rifflsee | ||
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| Rifflsee with Seekogel | ||
| Geographical location | Kaunergrat , Pitztal | |
| Tributaries | Rifflbach | |
| Drain | Seebach → Taschachbach → Pitze | |
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| Coordinates | 46 ° 57 '57 " N , 10 ° 50' 52" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 2232 m above sea level A. | |
| surface | 27 ha | |
| length | 1 km | |
| width | 400 m | |
| volume | 3,000,000 m³ | |
| Maximum depth | 24 m | |
The Rifflsee (rarely also Riffelsee ) is the largest lake in the Ötztal Alps . The mountain lake is located in the Kaunergrat west above the Pitztal and is a typical moraine reservoir. The lake fills an extensive valley basin, the cloudy water appears greenish. It is framed in the north and west by the craggy peaks of the Kaunergrat, the Seekogel and Rostizkogel are particularly striking . In sunny and warm weather, a considerable amount of melt water is supplied from the Seekarles , Loch and Rifflferner .
Not far away, but not visible from the lake, is the Rifflseehütte, which the owner calls the Riffelseehütte .
history
Around 1500 the lake is already mentioned in the fishing book of Emperor Maximilian I as “Wildseele hinden im Putzental”. Especially the char as a noble fish thrives in this water. The cartographer Peter Anich (1723–1766) gave it the name "Riffl", but the topographer Jakob Staffler referred to it in 1839 as "Taschachsee".
reachability
The lake can be reached from Mandarfen (1682 m) with the Rifflseebahn. The lake can also be reached on foot from Mandarfen through the Hirschtal in about two hours on an easy hiking trail, there are also other easy ascent variants from the Pitztal.
Ski Area
In the 1970s, the Rifflsee area was developed as a ski area. In 1994 the ski area was taken over and modernized by the operator of the Pitztaler Gletscherbahn. This included the replacement of the previous 2-seater chairlift from Mandarfen with a 6-seater gondola lift and the redevelopment of the 2880 m high pit head.
Literature and map
- B. and E. Pinzer: Pitztal. Edition Löwenzahn, Innsbruck 2000, ISBN 3-7066-2204-1
- Alpine club map sheet 30/5, 1: 25,000, Ötztal Alps, Geigenkamm , ISBN 3-928777-44-0
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See on AustrianMap (BEV)
- ^ Josef Breu: Geographical Name Book Austria. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1975, p. 235, ISBN 3-7001-0115-5 ( online )
- ↑ Hut on AustrianMap (BEV)