Western Ochsenhofer head

Western Ochsenhofer head
	Western Ochsenhofer Kopf from the east summit (1965 m)
height	1950 m above sea level A.
location	Vorarlberg , Austria
Mountains	Northwestern Walsertal Mountains , Allgäu Alps
Dominance	0.7 km → Eastern Ochsenhofer Kopf
Notch height	75 m ↓ Litzescharte
Coordinates	47 ° 19 '30 " N , 10 ° 5' 38" E Coordinates: 47 ° 19 '30 " N , 10 ° 5' 38" E
rock	Flysch of the Üntschendecke

The western Ochsenhofer head is 1950 m above sea level. A. high mountain peak in the Allgäu Alps in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg .

Location and surroundings

The mountain , located in the northwestern Walsertal Mountains subgroup , rises from the ridge that runs from the Walmendinger Horn (1990 m) west to the Grünhorn (2039 m). The direct mountain neighbor to the west is the Grünhorn, separated by the Ochsenhofer Scharte (1850 m). In the east there is the Eastern Ochsenhofer Kopf (1965 m), with which it is connected via the Litzescharte (1875 m). Together they form the Ochsenhofer heads . In the north is the Schwarzwassertal . At the foot of the southern flank, the Turabach flows towards the Breitach and on the other side of the valley rises the Unspitze (1926 m).

The district on which the western Ochsenhofer Kopf is located is Mittelberg , which is about four and a half kilometers to the east. To the southeast of the mountain lies the village of Baad .

Origin of name

The Ochsenhofer heads are mentioned for the first time in 1783 in Blasius Hueber's Vorarlberg map : Ochsenhöfer Kopf . Also in the Schmitt'schen card one is 1797 ox head noted. It was named after the Alpe Ochsenhof on the northern flanks of the mountains, which is divided into Melkochsenalpe and Galtochsenalpe.

Ascent

The Schwarzwasserhütte (1620 m) and the Walmendingerhornbahn serve as bases for the ascent of the eastern Ochsenhofer Kopf .

summer

Usually the summit is entered when crossing the ridge. On a small climb, it goes from the Muttelbergscharte with surefootedness over the Lüchlekopf and the Eastern Ochsenhofer Kopf to the summit. Another access option is from the Schwarzwasserhütte via the Ochsenhofer Scharte (1850 m) to the summit.

winter

The Westliche Ochsenhofer Kopf can also be climbed in winter as part of a ski tour . The route leads over the Melkochsenalpe and the Litzescharte.

gallery

Ochsenhofer heads from the north
From the west
South flank

Web links

Commons : Westlicher Ochsenhofer Kopf - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Ernst Zettler, Heinz Groth: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps. 12th, completely revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-7633-1111-4 (p. 509).
^ Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 150).
↑ Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 176).
↑ Kristian Rath: Allgäu ski tour guide with Kleinwalsertal and Tannheimer Tal . 6th edition. Panico Alpinverlag, Köngen 2009, ISBN 978-3-9367-4010-3 (p. 31.).

[1] Ernst Zettler, Heinz Groth: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps. 12th, completely revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-7633-1111-4 (p. 509).

[2] Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 150).

[3] Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 176).

[4] Kristian Rath: Allgäu ski tour guide with Kleinwalsertal and Tannheimer Tal . 6th edition. Panico Alpinverlag, Köngen 2009, ISBN 978-3-9367-4010-3 (p. 31.).