Snow bell (Silvretta)

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Snowbell
Snowbell from the northwest

Snowbell from the northwest

height 3223  m above sea level A.
location Vorarlberg , Austria
Mountains Silvretta
Dominance 0.9 km →  Silvrettahorn
Notch height 83 m ↓  Silvretta gap
Coordinates 46 ° 51 '52 "  N , 10 ° 5' 8"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 51 '52 "  N , 10 ° 5' 8"  E
Snow bell (Silvretta) (Vorarlberg)
Snow bell (Silvretta)
rock Amphibolite , hornblende gneiss
Silvrettahorn on the left, snow bell on the right of the middle, shadow tip on the right

The snow bell is a 3223  m above sea level. A. high, glaciated mountain peaks of the Silvretta group in the Eastern Alps . The mountain is located in the Montafon in the state of Vorarlberg . In the west of the summit is the Klostertal Glacier , in the east the Snow Bell Glacier . The snow bell is the highest peak that lies entirely in Vorarlberg.

The neighboring peaks include the Silvrettahorn ( 3244  m ) in the southeast, the knot ( 3190  m ) in the south, the Rothfluh ( 3166  m above sea level ) in the southwest and the Schattenspitze ( 3202  m ) in the north.

Members of the Saarbrücken Section erected the metal summit cross in 1960.

The normal route leads through the Klostertal , with the Silvretta reservoir as the starting point. You can also start at the reservoir for a ski tour . After the reservoir, head towards the Klostertaler Umwelthütte , then continue into the Klostertal and at an altitude of around 2400 meters, head east on the Klostertal glacier towards the summit.

Web links

Commons : Snowbell  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Alpine Club Card 26 Silvretta / Silvretta Group (1: 25,000). ISBN 978-3-9287-7735-3 .
  2. https://www.bergfreunde-saar.de/fileadmin/user_upload/gruppen/Schneeglocke/Schneeglocke.pdf
  3. Through the Klostertal to the snow bell . alpintouren.com, Retrieved May 12, 2010.