Tannheim mountains

The Tannheimer Berge are a subgroup of the Allgäu Alps in the Bavarian-Tyrolean border area. It is named after the town of Tannheim in the Tannheim Valley in Tyrol . The mountains are extremely popular with mountain hikers and climbers.

The highest peaks in the Tannheimer Mountains are Kellenspitze (2,238 m) and Gimpel (2,176 m), both of which can be easily reached from Nesselwängle in the Tannheimer Tal. Other peaks are the Gehrenspitze (2,163 m), Rote Flüh (2,108 m), the Schartschrofen (1,968 m), the Schneidspitze (2,009 m) and the Kelleschrofen (2,091 m) with the Babylonian Tower . In the north of Tannheim, the Einstein rises as a striking, isolated summit. The Aggenstein (1,985 m) appears as a very distinctive Bavarian-Tyrolean border summit .

Base points for tours in the Tannheimer Mountains are the Gimpelhaus (private), the Otto Mayr Hut (DAV), the Füssener Hut (private), the Bad Kissinger Hut (DAV) and the Vilser Alm (private). The Tannheimer Hütte (DAV) was also managed until 2016 , it is still closed (as of 2020). The emergency room in the multi-purpose house Nesselwängle and the Gimpelalm serve as bases for the local mountain rescue service .

The Tannheimer Berge from the north, with the Falkensteinkamm and the Hopfensee in the foreground

The Tannheimer Berge from the southeast, from the summit of Thaneller (2341 m) across the Lechtal

See also

• List of the mountains of the Tannheimer Group

Web links

Commons : Tannheimer Berge  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

• Toni Freudig, climbing on the sunny side of Tannheim , self-published. ISBN 978-3980263986
• Toni Freudig, climbing in the heart of the Tannheimer , self-published. ISBN 978-3980263979
• Toni Freudig, climbing around the Aggenstein , self-published. ISBN 978-3980263962
• Dieter Seibert: Rother hiking guide - Tannheimer Tal . 7th edition 2009, Bergverlag Rother, Munich, ISBN 978-3-7633-4229-7

Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '  N , 10 ° 35'  E