Virgil head

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Virgil head
Northeast ridge of the Rötspitze with (from left to right) Unterer Rötspitze, Virgilkopf and Ahrner Kopf

Northeast ridge of the Rötspitze with (from left to right) Unterer Rötspitze, Virgilkopf and Ahrner Kopf

height 3036  m above sea level A.
location Tyrol , Austria and South Tyrol , Italy
Mountains Venediger group
Coordinates 47 ° 2 '31 "  N , 12 ° 12' 45"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 2 '31 "  N , 12 ° 12' 45"  E
Virgilkopf (Tyrol)
Virgil head
First ascent Th. Harpprecht with J. Schnell (1871)
Normal way From the Philipp-Reuter-Hütte via the eastern flank ( UIAA I )

The Virgilkopf is a 3036  m above sea level. A. high mountain peaks of the Umbal ridge in the Venediger group . It lies on the state border between Austria and Italy . The first ascent of Virgil head on August 1, 1871 the first ascent of the Nordostgrates Rötspitze by Th. Harpprecht with J. Schnell. Harpprecht and Schnell also carried out the first ascent of the Untere Rötspitze and probably the second ascent of the Rötspitze.

location

The Virgilkopf lies on the border between East Tyrol (state of Tyrol ) and South Tyrol or the communities of Prägraten am Großvenediger and Prettau . The Virgilkopf is a steep block ridge on the long northeast ridge of the Rötspitze. This runs from the Rötspitze over the Untere Rötspitze ( 3289  m above sea level ) and the Virgilkopf to the Vorderen Umbaltörl ( 2926  m above sea level ), behind which the Ahrner head ( 3051  m above sea level ) rises. To the east of the Virgilkopf are the Welitzkees and the Philipp-Reuter-Hütte in the Umbaltal , to the west the Lenkjöchlhütte is between the Windtal and the Röttal. The mountain flanks belonging to the South Tyrolean area are protected in the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park , while those on the East Tyrolean side are in the Hohe Tauern National Park .

Promotion opportunities

The Virgilkopf is usually crossed when climbing the Rötspitze via the northeast ridge. To do this, the ascent is first from the Philipp-Reuter-Hütte or the Clarahütte, which is located lower down, to the Vorderen Umbaltörl. As a result, the Virgilkopf is crossed on the northeast ridge ( UIAA II + ) and the northeast ridge continues to climb via Untere Rötspitze to Rötspitze. The eastern flank, on the other hand, is less difficult and is accessible from the Philipp-Reuter-Hütte ( UIAA I ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alpine Club Leader Venediger Group

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