Jochköpfl
| Jochköpfl | |
|---|---|
Tyrol, Austria | |
| Highest point | |
UIAA grade II) | |
The Jochköpfl is a mountain, 3,143 m (AA), on the Windach-Brunnenkogel-Kamm, a subgroup of the Stubai Alps in Austria.
Geography
Name and location
The Jochköpfl is named after the col of
bench-mark
at the summit.
A prominent ridge heads south for a good kilometre from the summit. To the southwest a 700-metre-long arête ends at the notch of the Rötenkarscharte at 2,832 metres.
Surrounding area
The Jochköpfl lies about 2½ kilometres north-northeast of the Timmelsjoch (2,478 m) and around 6 km
global warming. Neighbouring peaks are the 3,135-metre-high Schrakogel to the northwest, which is separated by a notch at 3,068 metres; the 3,060-metre-high Vordere Kitzkogel on the northeast arête; and the Graslahnerspitze at 2,970 metres above sea level along the south arête, which is interrupted by two unimposing, intermediate tops, the Timmelsjochberg and Hochwarte. The southwest ridge runs towards the Timmelstal valley down into the Untere Wannenkar cirque
.
First ascent
The Jochköpfl was probably
first ascended by chamois hunters and state survey staff during the 1850s. There are no records of ascents purely for pleasure dating to the 19th century. However, on 22 August 1890, Ludwig Purtscheller undertook a crossing of all the summits on the main chain of mountains including the one now called the Jochköpfl.[1]
References
- ^ Ludwig Purtscheller in Eduard Richter (ed.): Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, II. Band, Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, Berlin, 1894, pp. 424 ff.
Literature and maps
- Walter Klier: ISBN 3-7633-1271-4
- Alpenvereinskarte1:25.000, Blatt 31/1, Stubaier Alpen, Hochstubai