Rothornspitze
| Rothornspitze | ||
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 The Rothorn from the south |
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| height | 2393 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountains | Hornbach chain , Allgäu Alps | |
| Dominance | 1.2 km → Ramstallspitze | |
| Notch height | 122 m ↓ Gumpensattel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 '24 " N , 10 ° 21' 34" E | |
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The Rothornspitze (alternatively also Rothorn) is a 2393 m high grass peak in the Allgäu Alps .
Location and surroundings
It is located in a side ridge of the main ridge of the Allgäu Alps, which extends from the Hornbachspitze over the Großer Krottenkopf to the Jöchelspitze to the south into the Lech Valley . The name of the mountain is derived from the red rock slabs (colored chert ) protruding in the southeast flank .
In its long, eastern ridge, which extends into the Lech Valley, rises the subordinate summit of the Mutte (2187 m).
Ascent
All three ridges of the mountain can be walked without a path for most of the ascent. From the south, a ridge leads from the Rothornjoch over very steep grass slopes to the summit, from the north the mountain from the Gumpensattel via Schrofen can be climbed with alpine difficulty UIAA I and from the east, trails branching off from the Lechtaler Panoramaweg lead to the summit. On all routes is surefootedness required.
literature
- Dieter Seibert: Allgäuer Alpen Alpin, alpine club guide . Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 2004. ISBN 3-7633-1126-2
- Alpine Club Map 1: 25,000, sheet 2/1, Allgäuer-Lechtal Alps, West
