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Lechtal Alps
The Lechtal Alps (german: Lechtaler Alpen) are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the river Lech which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure. The Lechtal Alps are surrounded by the Ötztal Alps, Samnaun Alps and Verwall Alps (south) and the Allgäu Alps (north). Peaks * Parseierspitze, * Dawinkopf, * Südlicher Schwarzer Kopf, * Gatschkopf, * Bocksgartenspitze, *Holzgauer Wetterspitze, * Oberer Bocksgartenkopf, *Vorderseespitze, * Freispitze, * Eisenspitze, *Große Schlenkerspitze, *Fallenbacherspitze The Fallenbacherspitze (also: Fallenbacher Spitze, Fallenbacher-Spitze) in the Austrian state of Tyrol is a 2,723-metre-high rock summit in the Lechtal Alps. Due to its remoteness and lack of signed routes, the mountain is not climbed very often. ..., External links * Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Ranges Of The Alps
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechtal Alps
The Lechtal Alps (german: Lechtaler Alpen) are a mountain-range in western Austria, and part of the greater Northern Limestone Alps range. Named for the river Lech which drains them north-ward into Germany, the Lechtal Alps occupy the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and are known for their diverse rock structure. The Lechtal Alps are surrounded by the Ötztal Alps, Samnaun Alps and Verwall Alps (south) and the Allgäu Alps (north). Peaks * Parseierspitze, * Dawinkopf, * Südlicher Schwarzer Kopf, * Gatschkopf, * Bocksgartenspitze, *Holzgauer Wetterspitze, * Oberer Bocksgartenkopf, *Vorderseespitze, * Freispitze, * Eisenspitze, *Große Schlenkerspitze, *Fallenbacherspitze The Fallenbacherspitze (also: Fallenbacher Spitze, Fallenbacher-Spitze) in the Austrian state of Tyrol is a 2,723-metre-high rock summit in the Lechtal Alps. Due to its remoteness and lack of signed routes, the mountain is not climbed very often. ..., External links * Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallenbacherspitze
The Fallenbacherspitze (also: Fallenbacher Spitze, Fallenbacher-Spitze) in the Austrian state of Tyrol is a 2,723-metre-high rock summit in the Lechtal Alps. Due to its remoteness and lack of signed routes, the mountain is not climbed very often. Location and area The Fallenbacherspitze lies in the middle of the Lechtal Alps, about eight kilometres south of Bach. Apart from its main summit (2,723 m), the massif has another, clearly lower summit on the southeast ridge, the ''Gamskarlespitze'' (2,469 m). It is bounded to the east and south by the ''Alperschontal'' valley, that runs from the ''Madau''. To the southwest it continues via the wind gap of ''Gamskarscharte'' and the ''Fallenbacher Turm'' (2,704 m) to the Feuerspitze (2,852 m). The cirque of ''Das Fallenbacher Kar'' lies on the west flank of the mountain and leads to the ''Mittelrücken'' (2,625 m) and the Holzgauer Wetterspitze (2,895 m). In the valley of ''Fallenbacher Tal'' north of the mountain lies a small lake, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Große Schlenkerspitze
The Große Schlenkerspitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. At or, according to other sources, 2,831 m, it is the highest peak in the eastern part of the Lechtal Alps. Summit block The massif of the Schlenkerspitze is a rock wall of main dolomite over two kilometres long. Its north arête drops down to the saddle of Galtseitejoch, its southwest arête links the Große Schlenkerspitze to the ''Kleine Schlenkerspitze'' () and then drops into the Hintere Dremelscharte col. The east arête joins it to the Brunnkarspitze. The entire Schlenker massif is brittle and ruptured, the arêtes bristle with innumerable pinnacles because the rock strata are vertical here. First ascent The Große Schlenkerspitze was first ascended in 1882 from the Galtseitenjoch saddle by Spiehler and Friedel; the Kleine Schlenkerspitze via the southeast arête in 1896 by Ampferer and W. Hammer. Tours * From Galtseitejoch, 2,423 m, via the north arête, grade I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vorderseespitze
The Vorderseespitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps, Tyrol, Austria. At it is the eighth highest peak in the Lechtal Alps. The Lech Valley Ridgeway (''Lechtaler Höhenweg'') runs over its southeastern flank from Kaiserjochhaus to the Ansbacher Hut. According to the literature it was first climbed in 1855 by locals from Kaisers in the Lech Valley. Summit block The Vorderseespitze is made from the sedimentary rock, main dolomite and is the highest main dolomite summit of the Northern Limestone Alps. On its northeast flank lies the little, tongue-shaped and heavily crevassed ''Vorderseeferner'', the largest glacier of the Lechtal Alps. The mountain is separated from the Aperriesspitze (2,588 m) by the ''Hinterseejoch'' (2,482 m). To the west of this saddle, in a cirque, lies the lake of ''Hintersee'', east of the col is lake of ''Vordersee'' which gives the mountain its name. The neighbouring peak to the north is the Feuerspitze. Base and tours The base for an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holzgauer Wetterspitze
Holzgauer Wetterspitze is a mountain in the Lechtal Alps of Tyrol, Austria. The elevation at its peak is . It is located in the district of Reutte, south of Holzgau, for which its name (meaning "Holzgau weather tip/point") is derived, and east of Kaisers. It is also about north of the Feuerspitze (2,852 m). The mountain consists primarily of limestone from the Upper Triassic The Late Triassic is the third and final epoch of the Triassic Period in the geologic time scale, spanning the time between Ma and Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the Middle Triassic Epoch and followed by the Early Jurassic Epoch. ... period. References Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (state) Lechtal Alps {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
