Weißkugelhütte

Weißkugelhütte
	Weißkugelhütte
location	in the innermost Langtaufer valley ; South Tyrol , Italy ; Valley location : Melag , Graun
Mountain range	Ötztal Alps
Geographical location:	46 ° 49 '32 " N , 10 ° 42' 17.9" E Coordinates: 46 ° 49 '32 " N , 10 ° 42' 17.9" E
Altitude	2544 m slm
builder	Frankfurt am Main section of the DuÖAV
owner	Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol
Built	1893
Construction type	hut
accommodation	4 beds, 40 camps
Web link	website
Hut directory	ÖAV DAV

The Weißkugelhütte ( Italian Rifugio Pio XI ) is a refuge in the South Tyrolean part of the Ötztal Alps .

Location and surroundings

The hut is located at the end of the Langtauferer valley high above the Langtauferer Ferner at an altitude of 2544 m slm. There is a small chapel next to the hut.

history

Weißkugelhütte around 1894

The hut was built in the years 1892-1893 by the Frankfurt am Main section of the DuÖAV and handed over to the Mark Brandenburg section before the First World War . The hut was expropriated in 1919 and was under military administration until 1924; In 1925 it was handed over to the Desio section of the CAI . On the hundredth birthday of Pope Pius XI. it was renamed in 1957 in Rifugio Pio XI alla Palla Bianca .

Together with 24 other shelters expropriated by the state, the Weißkugelhütte became the property of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol in 1999; At the end of 2010, the license for their management by the CAI expired. In 2011 the state government decided to demolish and rebuild the hut due to the poor structural condition. Since 2015, the state of South Tyrol has been supported in the management of the hut (assignment to tenants, supervision of management, renovation measures) by a joint commission, in which the AVS and CAI are represented in addition to the public sector .

ways

Approach

The ascent takes place from Melag in the west on several route variants in around 2½ to 3 hours. The Langtaufers glacier educational trail, established in 2007, leads across the valley floor and then from the east to the hut.

Tours from the Weißkugelhütte / summit ascents

Mountain the cabin is the Smith (also Adler head , height information uneven, 3122 m , 3170 m and 3207 m ), the height of approximately 600 meters north of the cabin rises and can be reached in about 2 hours. From its summit there is a beautiful view of the other summit destinations of the Weißkugelhütte:

Weißkugel , 3739 m
Weißseespitze , 3526 m
Inner Bärenbartkogel , 3557 m
Outer Bärenbartkogel , 3473 m
Langtauferer peak , 3529 m
Front Karlesspitze , 3230 m
Nock , 3006 m

Transitions to other huts

Brandenburger Haus , 3272 m , walking time 3¼ hours
Gepatschhaus , 1928 m , walking time 6 hours
Hohenzollernhaus , 2123 m
Rauhekopfhütte , 2731 m , walking time 4 hours
Vernagthütte , 2755 m , walking time 5½ hours
Oberetteshütte , 2677 m , walking time 8 hours
Schöne-Aussicht-Hütte , 2842 m , walking time 5½ hours

cards

Alpine Club Card Sheet 30/2 Ötztal Alps - Weißkugel (1: 25,000)
Tabacco sheet 043 Vinschgauer Oberland - Alta Val Venosta (1: 25,000)

Web links

Commons : Weißkugelhütte - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Weißkugelhütte in the historical Alpine archive of the Alpine associations in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol (temporarily offline)

Individual evidence

↑ Festschrift for the twenty-five years of existence of Section Frankfurt a. M. of the German and Austrian Alpine Club 1869–1894. (PDF) The section area and the accommodation houses in the Oetzthaler Alps: The Weisskugelhütte. In: dav-bibliothek.de. 1894, p. 60 , accessed April 20, 2020 .
↑ Hans Kammerer: Refuge huts in South Tyrol . Tappeiner, Lana 2008, ISBN 978-88-7073-422-5 , pp. 14 .
^ Walter Klier: Ötztal Alps. Alpine Club Guide . 14th edition. Rother, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7633-1123-8 , pp. 67 .
↑ Transition of the refuges: basis laid for leadership body. Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, press releases, October 2, 2009, accessed on January 30, 2012 .
↑ refuges. Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Asset Management Department, accessed on January 30, 2012 .
↑ Shelters: State government commissions projects for new buildings. Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, press releases, April 4, 2011, accessed on January 30, 2012 .
^ Refuge: Agreement signed between Land, CAI and AVS. Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, press releases, July 8, 2015, accessed on July 8, 2015 .
↑ Alpine Club Maps of the Eastern Alps. Retrieved October 6, 2019 .
↑ Tobacco hiking maps 1.25.000. Retrieved October 6, 2019 .

[1] Festschrift for the twenty-five years of existence of Section Frankfurt a. M. of the German and Austrian Alpine Club 1869–1894. (PDF) The section area and the accommodation houses in the Oetzthaler Alps: The Weisskugelhütte. In: dav-bibliothek.de. 1894, p. 60 , accessed April 20, 2020 .

[2] Hans Kammerer: Refuge huts in South Tyrol . Tappeiner, Lana 2008, ISBN 978-88-7073-422-5 , pp. 14 .

[3] Walter Klier: Ötztal Alps. Alpine Club Guide . 14th edition. Rother, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7633-1123-8 , pp. 67 .

[4] Transition of the refuges: basis laid for leadership body. Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, press releases, October 2, 2009, accessed on January 30, 2012 .

[5] refuges. Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Asset Management Department, accessed on January 30, 2012 .

[6] Shelters: State government commissions projects for new buildings. Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, press releases, April 4, 2011, accessed on January 30, 2012 .

[7] Refuge: Agreement signed between Land, CAI and AVS. Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, press releases, July 8, 2015, accessed on July 8, 2015 .

[8] Alpine Club Maps of the Eastern Alps. Retrieved October 6, 2019 .

[9] Tobacco hiking maps 1.25.000. Retrieved October 6, 2019 .