Rietzer Grießkogel
| Rietzer Grieskogel | |
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 The Rietzer Grießkogel from the southeast
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Tyrol, Austria
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Inn Valley and Sellrain Valley | |
The Rietzer Grießkogel (also: GrieskogelImst in the upper Inn valley.
Location and surrounding area
The Rietzer Grießkogel lies just under eight kilometres
St. Sigmund im Sellrain
. Its neighbouring summits are the Bachwandkopf (2,758 m) to the west, the Hocheder (2,798 m) to the northeast and the Schartenkogel (2,603 m) to the southeast. To the southwest the Rietzer Grießkogel drops into the Alpine pasture of Oberer Zirmbachalm (2,100 m) with gradients of 30 to 50°.
Geology
Geologically viewed, the Northern Sellrain Mountains belong to the Ötztal
alpinistic
perspective.
Bases and routes
The Rietzer Grießkogel may be reached from the north from the
ski tours of the region. Another path runs from Flaurling via the Flaurlinger Alm from the east to the top.[4]
References
- Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen: Österreichische Karte 1:50,000
- ^ Ludwig Purtscheller in Eduard Richter: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, II. Band, Berlin, 1894, p. 475
- ^ Raimund von Klebelsberg: Geologie von Tirol, Berlin 1935, p. 150
- ^ Walter Klier: Alpenvereinsführer Stubaier Alpen, Munich, 2006, p. 167, Rz 1221 ff.
Literature and maps
- Walter Klier: ISBN 3-7633-1271-4
- Alpine Club map 1:25,000, Sheet 31/2 Stubaier Alpen, Sellrain (the Rietzer Grießkogel lies on the extreme upper edge of the map)
- Kompass hiking map 1:50,000, Sheet WK 35, Imst-Telfs-Kühtai
External links
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