Rotenkogel
Rotenkogel | ||
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Gorner and Rotenkogel (far right) from the north |
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height | 2762 m above sea level A. | |
location | East Tyrol , Austria | |
Mountains | Granatspitzgruppe , Hohe Tauern | |
Dominance | 5.6 km → Kreuzegg | |
Notch height | 555 m ↓ Kals-Matreier-Törl | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 58 '46 " N , 12 ° 35' 52" E | |
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rock | Crystalline |
The Rotenkogel is 2762 m above sea level. A. high summit in the Granatspitz group in the Hohe Tauern in East Tyrol .
Location and surroundings
The double summit of the Rotenkogel is located in the southern Granatspitz group between the Iseltal in the west and the Kalser valley in the east. A ridge that slopes steeply on both sides connects it with the Gorner ( 2702 m ) to the northeast . While the ridge runs south to the Kegelstein ( 2418 m ), the Goldried kar connects to the north . The Goldriedsee located here looks heart-shaped from a certain perspective and is therefore often photographed for regional tourism advertising.
The Großglockner Resort Kals-Matrei is a good kilometer north of the summit , a ski area that has been connecting Matrei and Kals since 2008 .
geology
The lithology south of the Kals-Matreier-Törl is predominantly made up of platy, pale greenish quartzites and chlorite - sericite - slates . Chance occur feldspar on leading quartzite slate. While the Rotenkogel-Gorner ridge consists of acidic to basic orthogneiss , mica schist and paragneiss occur in the Goldriedkar and around the Cimaross . At the bowling stone monotonous Para rocks and dominate grana tables white mica schist.
Ascent
An ascent of the Rotenkogel requires surefootedness and a head for heights. The popular summit can be reached from the north via a marked hiking trail. The gondola lifts from Großdorf and Matrei can be used as a lift .
Starting points
- Cimaross , mountain station of the Kals cable car ( Adler Lounge ) ( 2405 m ): 1½ hours
- Kals-Matreier-Törl-Haus ( 2207 m ): 2 hours
- Mountain station of the Matreier Goldriedbahn ( 2190 m ): 2¼ hours
- Oberpeischlach ( 1060 m ): over the Kegelstein, partly unmarked, 4 to 4½ hours