The Sennkogel is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the

Ötztal Alps The Ötztal Alps (, ) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the Tyrol (state), State of Tyrol in western Austria and the South Tyrol, Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. Geography The Ötztal Alps are arrayed at the head of ...

. Originally bearing the name 3rd Kreuzköpfe, the first ascendant, E.J. Häberlin from

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

suggested to rename it after

Franz Senn Franz Xaverius Senn (19 March 1831 – 31 January 1884) was an Austrian priest and mountaineer who was among the first to promote alpinism and foster the early development of mountaineering in Tyrol. His concern for the poverty of his parishioners ...

, who had made many first ascents in the Ötztal Alps in the 1860s, including the neighboring

Fineilspitze The Fineilspitze () is a peak in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy. It is known for being the discovery site of Ötzi Ötzi, also called The Iceman, is the natural mummy ...

and Kreuzspitze, and the Fluchtkogel, Mutmalspitze, Firmisanschneide, Spiegelkogel, and

Weißseespitze The Weißseespitze is a mountain in the Weisskamm group of the Ötztal Alps The Ötztal Alps (, ) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the Tyrol (state), State of Tyrol in western Austria and the South Tyrol, Province of South ...

. The nomenclature was accepted by Heinrich Heß in his chapter on the Ötztal Alps in "Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen".

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Mountains of Tyrol (federal state) Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Ötztal Alps {{Tyrol-geo-stub