Westerkienberg
| Westerkienberg | ||
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 View from the Ächsele Sattel to the Westerkienberg. |
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| height | 1488 m | |
| location | Bavaria , Germany | |
| Mountains | Tannheimer Berge , Allgäu Alps | |
| Dominance | 1.5 km → Vorderes Ächsele , 1515 m | |
| Notch height | 228 m ↓ Kessaweg (between Bärenmossalpe and Urfllköpfle (1304 m)) | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 33 '35 " N , 10 ° 29' 28" E | |
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| Normal way | East ridge from the Kingdom of Heaven ( T4 ) | |
The Westerkienberg is a 1,488 meter high mountain between the Bärenmoosalpe and the Vilstal in the Tannheimer Mountains ( Allgäu Alps ) in the Pfrontens area ( Ostallgäu district ).
Environment and structure
The mountain is located south of the foothills of the Edelsberg (1630 m) towards Jungholz and the Vilstal and northwest of the Bärenmoosalpe . The Ächsele (1515 m and 1524 m) and the Schönkahler (1688 m) are to be found in the south of the Westerkienberg, while the eponymous Kienberg (1535 m) lies in the northeast .
Almost the entire mountain is forested, and there are some meadows in the immediate vicinity of the Bärenmoosalpe . In addition, a mighty ledge, the Feuerschrofen , breaks off in the direction of Vilstal .
Tours and bases
The Westerkienberg is hardly used. It can be climbed without a path from Himmelreich over the east ridge ( T4 ).
Support points close to the Westerkienberg are:
- Bear moss alp
- Fallmühle, Pfronten village
- Vilstalsäge, Pfronten-Ried
literature
Hiking guide
- Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps , 18th edition, Munich: Bergverlag Rother 2013, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2
Maps
- Bavarian Surveying Administration : Tannheimer Berge, Köllenspitze, Gaishorn (Alpenvereinskarte BY5) (1: 25,000), Deutscher Alpenverein (publisher), Munich: 2015, ISBN 978-3-937530-45-1
- Compass : Tannheimer Tal (sheet 04) (1: 35,000), Ostfildern: 2017, ISBN 978-3-85491-644-4
- AVA-Verlag Allgäu : Zumstein hiking map Pfronten (No. 2p) (1: 30,000), Kempten, ISBN 978-3-941869-23-3
Web links and individual references
- ↑ Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps , 18th edition, Munich: Bergverlag Rother 2013, pp. 251-252