Western Wengenkopf
| Western Wengenkopf | ||
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 West Wengenkopf east view from the ridge of the Hindelang via ferrata |
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| height | 2235 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Bavaria , Germany | |
| Mountains | Thumb group , Allgäu Alps | |
| Dominance | 2.7 km → Big Thumb | |
| Notch height | 138 m ↓ notch to the big thumb | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 25 ′ 22 ″ N , 10 ° 21 ′ 1 ″ E | |
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| rock | Main dolomite | |
| Normal way | South flank | |
| particularities | Part of the Hindelanger via ferrata | |
The western Wengenkopf is 2235 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the Allgäu Alps in the German state of Bavaria . The Hindelang via ferrata leads over the summit .
Location and surroundings
The mountain, located in the thumb group , rises in the ridge that runs from the Nebelhorn ( 2224 m above sea level ) to the northeast to the Großer Thumb ( 2280 m above sea level ). The Nebelhorn is also the western mountain neighbor of the western Wengenkopf. In the north-east lies the eastern Wengenkopf ( 2207 m above sea level ). The notch is located between the eastern Wengenkopf and the Great Thumb, which is the reference for the height of the western Wengenkopf. The notch height is at least 138 meters. The summit is in the district of Oberstdorf .
Origin of name
A Wenger head B was first mentioned in 1774 by Peter Anichs Atlas Tyrolensis . It was named after the Wengen Alpe, whose pasture area lies south of the mountain. Wengen is the plural of the word "Wang", which means "natural pastureland".
geology
The appearance of the ridge where the West Wengen head is located, is marked by a Hauptdolomit - thrust . This rises to the north and then shows folded folds to the north . This results in the more gentle south-facing slopes and the steep north-facing slopes. In the north there is a broad band of spotted marls, the valley floor at the northern foot of the mountain is formed by Kössen layers .
Alpinism
The Edmund-Probst-Haus (1927 m) on the Nebelhorn and the Nebelhornbahn are the bases for ascent of the western Wengenkopf .
Normal way
From the hiking trail between the Nebelhornbahn middle station and the Big Thumb, the mountain can be reached without a path over scree and crags. However, this variant is unusual. Most of the summit as part of a celebration of Hindelanger ferrata exceeded . This is a moderately difficult via ferrata ( B / C ) on the Wengenkopf with partially unsecured climbing passages in the I degree . The first emergency descent from the via ferrata is located east of the western Wengenkopf.
Climb
There are some climbing routes on the north side of the western Wengenkopf. The Bayerländer Weg (IV) from 1936 runs over the edge between the north and north-east face. In the north face there are various routes up to level IV +.
gallery
Summit cross
South side
North side
Nebelhorn ridge - big thumb
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Exact value not known, stated value is a minimum value (can be up to 19 meters higher). It was determined from the distance between the contour lines (20 meters in altitude ) on a topographic map ( scale 1: 25,000).
- ↑ Compass hiking, bike and ski tour map: Sheet 03 Oberstdorf, Kleinwalsertal (1: 25,000). ISBN 978-3-8549-1231-6 (status: 2009)
- ^ Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 215).
- ^ Herbert Scholz: Building and Becoming the Allgäu Landscape . E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagbuchhandlung (Nägele and Obermiller), Stuttgart 1995 (pp. T5, T17).
- ↑ Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 284).
- ↑ Dieter Seibert: Rother hiking guide - Allgäu Alps: high-altitude trails and via ferratas . 13th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-3120-8 (p. 54 f).
- ↑ Ernst Zettler, Heinz Groth: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps . 12th, completely revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1985 (p. 433 ff).