Sulzspitze (Allgäu Alps)

Sulzspitze
	Sulzspitze at sunrise
height	2084 m above sea level A.
location	Tyrol , Austria
Mountains	Vilsalpseeberge , Allgäu Alps
Dominance	2.4 km → Leilachspitze
Notch height	224 m ↓ Gappenfeldscharte
Coordinates	47 ° 27 '45 " N , 10 ° 32' 12" E Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '45 " N , 10 ° 32' 12" E
rock	Aptych lime
Normal way	from the Strindenscharte over the south and east flanks

The Sulzspitze is a 2084 meter high mountain in the Allgäu Alps . The Lias grass mountain made of Aptychenkalk is located in the Austrian state of Tyrol and is accessible via mountain hiking trails. In winter, a fashion ski tour leads to the summit.

Origin of name

The Sulzspitze was first mentioned in 1557. In a document from the municipality of Tannheim it says under the Sulzspitz , and there is also the following boundary description from the same year: Sulzspitz, next to the Schochen . There are two possible explanations for the origin of the word “Sulz”. On the one hand it is the salt lick of the game , on the other hand a loamy, deeply soaked soil . At the Sulzspitze, the first variant could be probable, as rock salt glows from the rocks of the summit , which could possibly be used by game .

Location and surroundings

The Sulzspitze rises east of the Vilsalpsee and north of the Leilachspitze ( 2274 m ), from which it is separated by the Weißenbachtal . To the east that separates Strindenscharte ( 1870 m ), the Sulzspitze from Litnisschrofen ( 2068 m ) and is located southwest to Schoch peak ( 2069 m ), the Gappenfeldscharte ( 1860 m ). The Strindental begins in the basin between Sulzspitze and Litnisschrofen , in which the Strindenbach flows northeast into the Tannheimer Tal and the Haldensee .

Ascent

summer

In summer there are four ways to reach the summit of the Sulzspitze on marked trails. The ascent from the Haldensee ( 1124 m ) is the normal route and begins at a chargeable parking lot, from where it leads on a forest road up to the Strindenscharte. From there, the south side of the mountain is circled on the road before a hiking trail branches off into the south flank. This is crossed up to the eastern flank, from where the highest point is reached around the rocky summit structure.

You can also climb the Sulzspitze from the Landsberger Hütte ( 1810 m ). The path first leads up to the Schochenspitze to the northeast. The east ridge must be crossed before the path leads down to the Gappenfeldscharte, where the road and shortly afterwards the junction to the south flank is reached. The Gappenfeldscharte can also be reached from the Vilstal , the path begins here on the road to the Vilsalpsee. Another way to get to the summit is the Saalfelder Höhenweg , which runs from Tannheim over the Neunerköpfle to the Strindenscharte.

In addition to the marked variants, you can also get to the summit from the Gappenfeldscharte via the southwest ridge. Depending on the route, the difficulties are between II and IV degrees . As a variant of the Saalfelder Höhenweg there is an ascent via the Lochgehrenspitze ( 1995 m ) and the north ridge. The difficulties here reach up to the 1st degree.

winter

The winter ski tour starts out the same way as the normal summer route. However, the road in the upper Strindental is left every now and then and climbed in a direct line. From the Strindenscharte, however, you go directly over the eastern flank to the summit. Since the terrain here has a slope of over 35 degrees, this ascent must be viewed critically from the point of view of the avalanche danger . If the conditions are safe, the Saalfelder Höhenweg can also be walked on in winter.

photos

Summit plateau
Summit cross
North ridge with cornices
From the Lachenspitze

literature

DAV map BY5 Tannheimer Berge, Köllenspitze, Gaishorn (1: 25,000). ISBN 978-3-937530-45-1 (status: 1/2012)
Kompass hiking, bike and ski tour map: Sheet 04 Tannheimer Tal (1: 35,000). ISBN 978-3-85491-644-4 (February 2007)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Ernst Zettler, Heinz Groth: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps . 12th, completely revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 1985, ISBN 3-7633-1111-4 (p. 464f).
↑ Kristian Rath: Allgäu ski tour guide with Kleinwalsertal and Tannheimer Tal . 6th edition. Panico Alpinverlag, Köngen 2009, ISBN 978-3-936740-10-3 (p. 184).
^ Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89870-389-5 (p. 204).
↑ Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 272f)

[Zettler-1] A ^b ^c Ernst Zettler, Heinz Groth: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps . 12th, completely revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 1985, ISBN 3-7633-1111-4 (p. 464f).

[2] Kristian Rath: Allgäu ski tour guide with Kleinwalsertal and Tannheimer Tal . 6th edition. Panico Alpinverlag, Köngen 2009, ISBN 978-3-936740-10-3 (p. 184).

[3] Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89870-389-5 (p. 204).

[4] Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 272f)