Tux Alps

Tux Alps
Tux Alps
	Tyrol
Parent range	Central Eastern Alps

The Tux Alps (

Tux which is tucked away in a side valley of the Zillertal

.

The

Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE) calls this range the Tux Alps. The name Tux Prealps was declared in the 1984 edition of the AVE as outdated and not longer applicable. The reality is that the mountain range can hardly be described as "prealps" in view of their sheer extent and height. The description only makes any sense when the range is seen in the context of the Zillertal Alps

to the south, which are considerably higher than the Tux Alps and permanently covered in glaciers.

Neighbouring ranges

The Tux Alps are surrounded by the following other ranges in the Alps:

Karwendel (to the north)
Brandenberg Alps (to the northeast)
Kitzbühel Alps (to the east)
Zillertal Alps (to the south)
Stubai Alps (to the west)

Boundary

To the north the

lower Inn valley

forms the boundary of this range from Innsbruck downstream to the Inn's confluence with the

Sankt Jodok. To the west the Tux Alps are bounded by the Wipptal

valley from Sankt Jodok downstream to Innsbruck.

The Tuxer Joch saddle links the Tux Alps to the Zillertal Alps.

The Tux Alps are a popular ski touring and hiking area. Its ski resorts are Glungezer, Lizum im Wattental, Hochfügen-Hochzillertal, Penken and Kellerjoch, Patscherkofel. The Patscherkofel mountain was a venue for the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics held in nearby Innsbruck.

Major peaks

Lizumer Reckner, 2,886 m
Geier, 2,857 m
Kalkwand, 2,826 m
Rosenjoch, 2,796 m
Rastkogel, 2,762 m
Malgrübler, 2,749 m
Hirzer, 2,725 m
Glungezer, 2,677 m
Gilfert, 2,506 m
Grüblspitze, 2,395 m
Kellerjoch, 2,344 m
Patscherkofel, 2,246 m

Geology

The largest part of the Tux Alps comprises

Fügen im Zillertal, belongs to the Upper Eastern Alpine greywacke zone, which consists of Paleozoic rocks. Silver and copper were once extensively mined in this zone in the area around Schwaz.^[2]

Long-distance hiking trails

The long-distance hiking trail known as the "Munich to Venice Dream Path" (Traumpfad München-Venedig) runs through the Tux Alps. This is not an official long-distance trail. Nevertheless, the route, which was first proposed in 1977, has achieved a greater profile than many of the other trails officially established and maintained by states or rambling clubs.

The 9th day leg of the dream trail runs from Hall in Tirol up to the Glungezer Hut; the next stage over the seven tuxer summits and the Naviser Jöchl to the Lizumer Hut which is operated by the Austrian Alpine Club section at Hall.

The 10th and 11th days run from the Lizumer Hut to the Tuxer Joch Haus, then over the Pluderling Saddle and the Gschützspitze Saddle.

Other long-distance trails in the Tux Alps are the Eagle Way (Adlerweg), the Via Alpina (red), Olympic Way (Olympiaweg), Glungezer & Geier Way No. 335 (Glungezer&Geier-Weg 335), and Central Alpine Way No. 02a.

Huts

The following Alpine Club huts are located in the Tux Alps:

Glungezer Hut
Kellerjoch Hut
Lizumer Hut
Meißner Haus
Navis Hut
Patscherkofelhaus
Rastkogel Hut
Vinzenz Tolling Hut
Voldertal Hut
Weertal Hut
Weiden Hut

References

^ Rainer Brandner u.a.: Überblick zu den Ergebnissen der geologischen Vorerkundung für den Brenner-Basistunnel in Geo.Alp, Vol. 5, pp. 165–174, Innsbruck, 2008.
^ Tirol Atlas, Geologische Übersichtskarte von Tirol 1:300,000, Entwurf: Rainer Brandner.

External links

Category:Mountain ranges of the Alps

[1] Rainer Brandner u.a.: Überblick zu den Ergebnissen der geologischen Vorerkundung für den Brenner-Basistunnel in Geo.Alp, Vol. 5, pp. 165–174, Innsbruck, 2008.

[2] Tirol Atlas, Geologische Übersichtskarte von Tirol 1:300,000, Entwurf: Rainer Brandner.

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