Texelspitze
| Texelspitze | ||
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 Texelspitze seen from Roteck |
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| height | 3318 m slm | |
| location | South Tyrol , Italy | |
| Mountains | Texel Group , southern Ötztal Alps | |
| Dominance | 1 km → Roteck | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 43 '15 " N , 10 ° 58' 17" E | |
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| First ascent | on July 22, 1871 by Theodor Petersen with Alois ( Lois ) Ennemoser and Josef Hellriegl | |
| Normal way | over the southeast wall | |
The Texelspitze ( Italian Cima Tessa ) is at a height of 3318 m the second highest mountain of the Texel group ( Gruppo di Tessa ) in the southern Ötztal Alps , in South Tyrol . The Texelspitze is a flat pyramid that sends long ridges to the north and northwest. In terms of tourism, it was first climbed by Theodor Petersen , who was head of the Frankfurt am Main section of the German Alpine Club between 1869 and 1894 , with the mountain guide Alois Ennemoser and the shepherd Josef Hellriegl.
Location and surroundings
The Texelspitze is about five kilometers as the crow flies northeast of Karthaus (1327 m) in Schnalstal . It is part of the Texel Group Nature Park . In the north and east of the tip are the remains of former glaciers , which have almost disappeared in the course of global warming . The Texelferner lies in the north and the Blaulackferner in the southeast . Neighboring peaks along the northeast ridge , separated by a yoke at an altitude of 3,175 meters, are the Roteck , at 3,337 meters the highest mountain in the Texel Group. In the south is the 3173 meter high Blaulackenspitze and in the northwest, at the end of the two and a half kilometers long northwest ridge , the 2783 meter high Kaserberg , above the Vorderkaser in the Pfossental .
geology
Geologically speaking, the Texelspitze belongs to the Schneeberger Zug , a slate zone consisting of gray, mineral-rich mica schists that extends from the western edge of the Texel Group to Sterzing . Often, and present in large individuals, are minerals of the garnet group . But rock crystal , epidote , hornblende , calcite and marble can also be found here and there. The basic material of the Texelspitze, the mica slate, is easily eroded . Therefore, the mountain has the flat shape of a rounded pyramid, which is atypical for the rather rugged Ötztal Alps.
Base and ascent
The way Petersen and his companions in 1871 led from the Rableidalm in the northern part of the Pfossental in a southerly direction through the Alplatschertal and over the steep Alplatscherferner , which was still in existence at the time and which was overcome by means of steps . On the summit the guides erected a cairn as a sign of this first ascent. The descent then took place in an easterly direction into the target valley , where the Lodnerhütte is located today , and further down to Partschins . The entire tour took 15 hours. Today's normal route runs from the Lodnerhütte at an altitude of 2262 meters, westwards over the remains of the Blaulackenferner and through the southeast face of the Texelspitze to the summit. The path leads over long stretches over rubble and crags . According to literature, the walking time from the Lodnerhütte is 4½ hours. In the upper area there is easy climbs in difficulty UIAA I .
Literature and map
- Walter Klier : Alpine Club Guide Ötztaler Alpen , Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2006. ISBN 3-7633-1123-8
- Casa Editrice Tabacco , Tavagnacco: Carta Topografica 1: 25.000, sheet 04, Schnalstal / Val Senales, Naturns / Naturno
Individual evidence
- ^ Raimund von Klebelsberg : Geologie von Tirol , Verlag Gebrüder Borntraeger, Berlin 1935, p. 183 ff.
- ^ Journal of the German and Austrian Alpine Club , year 1872, p. 172 ff.
- ↑ Walter Klier: Alpenvereinsführer Ötztaler Alpen , Munich 2006, p. 410 ff., Margin no. 3700 ff.
