Walserkamm
| Walserkamm | ||
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 View from Hohen Fraßen to the Walserkamm |
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| Highest peak | Tälispitze ( 2000 m above sea level ) | |
| location | Vorarlberg | |
| part of | Bregenz Forest Mountains | |
| Classification according to | AVF 2008 No. 2; AVF 1977 No. 9 Walserkamm and Falbengrat ; Trimmel 1112 Walgau – Hochgerach ; SOIUSA 22.I.2.b | |
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ' N , 9 ° 47' E | |
| rock | Flysch ( Rhenodanubian Flysch Zone ) | |
| particularities | UNESCO biosphere reserve Großes Walsertal | |
The Walserkamm , also called Walsergrat , is a mountain range about 15 kilometers long in the Bregenz Forest Mountains in Vorarlberg . It rises above the Walgau and the lower Großwalsertal . The highest peak is the Tälispitze at 2000 m above sea level. A. , dominant peak from the Rhine valley of the Hochgerach ( 1985 m above sea level ).
Location and landscape
The Walserkamm is the southernmost chain of the Bregenzerwald Mountains. It begins at the Furkajoch or Ladritschbach near Fontanella and the first summit, the Pfrondhorn , and runs in a straight line east-west to the town of Feldkirch .
The ridge is a series of numerous similar looking mountains. The north flank to the Laternsertal (near Rankweil and Laterns ) is steep, rocky and bushy to wooded, the south side breaks off into a sharp edge in grassy slopes well over 1000 meters. The ridge has only a small side ridge, from the spoon spitz (Grenzspitz) to the Falvkopf (falcon head), hence the name after Günther Flaig Walserkamm and Falbengrat (AVF 1977).
At the southern foot of the plateau forms a plateau on which the towns of Röns , Schlins , Düns , Schnifis , Thuringerberg , St. Gerold and Blons are located. The valley towns of Satteins , Bludesch and Thuringia are already at the bottom of the Ill valley , and beyond the Ill and Lutz the Walgau communities of Frastanz , Nenzing and Ludesch and the Walser community of Raggal .
Towards the west from Älpele / Gerachhaus the ridge becomes lower and increasingly alpine and descends continuously. It ends then, already populated ( Dünserberg , Übersaxen , Göfis ) in "Känzele". This drops sharply to Feldkirch station , which is on the same level as the Rhine Valley. The Walserkamm finds its continuation - as island mountains - in the Ardetzenberg and the already partially Liechtensteiner Eschner Berg on the Alpine Rhine .
Boundary and neighboring mountain groups
- in the north Rankweil - Frutz (Laternsertal) - Furkajoch to the Freschengruppe
- in the east Ladritschertobel - Ladritschbach to the confluence at Garsella with the Glatthorn group
- in the southeast of Lutz (Großes Walsertal) from Garsella to the confluence near Ludesch to the Lechquellen Mountains (westernmost groups: Staffelfedergrat / Breithorn / Kellerspitz , Hoher Fraßen -Stock)
- in the southwest Walgau Ill or at the foot via Thuringia , Bludesch , Frommengersch , Frastanz to Feldkirch to the Rätikon
- in the west Feldkirch - Altenstadt - Rankweil to the Rhine Valley , or orographically including the plain between Ill and Frutzbach am Rhein to the Appenzell Alps .
In addition to the municipalities mentioned in the broader sense, parts of the municipal areas of Frastanz and Nenzing, whose main towns are each south of the Ill, belong to the group, including Meiningen am Rhein. In the north-east lies the municipal boundary of the city of Dornbirn .
For hydrographic reasons, Trimmel sorts the western roofing Stadtschrofen - Kanzele - Hohe Wacht (Hoher Sattel) - Hoch Gastra (Kote 660) - Frutzbach to frame the Rhine Valley .
geology
The Walserkamm is a typical high-middle mountain range made of flysch , a sandstone, which makes it part of the Rhenodanubian flysch zone of the Alps. The stratification drops southwards at about 50 ° and gives the ridge its morphology . The large, smooth, steep cirques pose an enormous risk of avalanches. The 1954 avalanche disaster at Blons was caused by large avalanches on the south side of the Walserkamm. The south-facing cirque between Hochgerach and Hüttenkopf, as well as the south-east side of the latter, were built over large areas with steel rakes in order to secure the crack area and to protect the Thuringian community from catastrophic avalanches.
The Limestone Alps connect here to the south with the Rätikon, which is only part of the Central Alps for orographic reasons , and then change to the east with the Lechquellen Mountains over the Illfurche, the flysch zone strikes northeast into the Allgäu.
summit
There are about 20 named peaks between 1800 and 2000 meters in the ridge.
The following table lists the main peaks from east to west:
| summit | Height m above sea level A. | annotation |
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| Pfrondhorn | 1949 | still east of the Furkajoch |
| Seraspitz | 1891 | |
| Falvkopf | 1849 | Falbengrat |
| Mont Calv | 1804 | Falbengrat |
| Grenzspitze | 1879 | Falbengrat |
| Spoon tip | 1962 | |
| Mutabella point | 1933 | |
| Gerenspitze | 1871 | |
| Cross point | 1944 | slightly south of the main ridge |
| Milking head | 1936 | |
| Valley peak | 2000 | highest peak in the group |
| Cow tip | 1964 | |
| Hüttenkopf | 1976 | |
| Hochgerach (main peak) | 1985 | |
| Hochgerach (Laterns Summit) | 1975 | |
| Rappaköpfle | 1865 | |
| Matona head | 1854 | |
| Kopes | 1735 | |
| Thin horn | 1615 | |
| Motherhead | 1594 | |
| Gröllerkopf | 1195 | |
| High saddle | 751 |
natural reserve
The main alpine part of the Walserkamm lies in the UNESCO biosphere reserve Großes Walsertal .
Paths and huts
The whole ridge is accessible with a high path, but requires surefootedness. There are also a number of approaches. The total crossing is a long one or two day tour, an overnight stay is possible on the Gaßner Alpe (on the Meletspitz, 1,562 m, private). To the west are the Älpelehütte (at the Dünserberg transmitter , 1558 m, private mountain inn) and the Gerachhaus (1550 m, nature lovers).
The west with its Alps and forest roads is good mountain bike terrain. The ridge is also popular as a gliding area.
The Via Alpina Red Trail runs over the villages of the southern foot on old mule tracks .
literature
- Dieter Seibert : Bregenzerwald and Lechquellen Mountains. Alpine Club Guide alpine. 1st edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1095-1 , Walserkamm , p. 59, 100-124 .
- Oesterreichischer Alpenverein - Spatial Planning-Nature Conservation Department (Ed.): Small and fine mountaineering villages to enjoy and linger . 2nd Edition. Innsbruck 2006, UNESCO Biosphere Park Großes Walsertal , p. 95-107 .
Web links
- Walsertal and Walserkamm . Vorarlberg from above (video, flash)
- Walserkamm - From Furka Pass to Schlins over ~ 10 peaks (general group). (Photo gallery) In: Picture gallery of the Alpine Club. Austrian Alpine Association Section Vorarlberg - District Dornbirn, accessed on April 14, 2011 (with numerous views of the landscape).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Lit. Seibert: Alpenvereinsführer . 2008, p. 100 .
- ^ A b Walther Flaig : Alpine Club Guide Bregenzerwaldgebirge . 1st edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7633-1203-X .
- ↑ Dieter Seibert: Area guide Bregenzerwaldgebirge and Lechquellengebirge, 1st edition 1989, ISBN 3-7633-3328-2 , p. 99.
- ↑ a b OeAV (ed.): Bergsteigerdörfer . 2006, crossing the Walserkamm , p. 104 (pdf p. 19).
- ↑ UNESCO biosphere reserve Großes Walsertal - model region with a future - what is a biosphere reserve? (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: walsertal.at> Biosphärenpark. Great Walsertal Tourism Association, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved April 14, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ St. Gerold - Gassner Alpe. (No longer available online.) In: walsertal.at> Bergwinter> Winterwandern. Great Walsertal Tourism Association, formerly the original ; Retrieved April 14, 2011 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ OeAV (ed.): Bergsteigerdörfer . 2006, Via Alpina , p. 108 (pdf p. 23).
