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Kellenspitze
The Kellenspitze, often also called the ''Kellespitze'' or ''Köllenspitze'', at is the highest peak in the Tannheim Mountains. It lies in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Originally the mountain was known locally as the ''Metzenarsch'', but when in 1854 Marie Frederica of Prussia visited the hunting lodge on the Tegelberg and was having the surrounding peaks pointed out, they called it after ''In der Kelle'', the name of a strip of land at the foot of the mountain, because its original name referred to a ''Matz'', in other words a prostitute, and seemed inappropriate. Surrounding area The summit lies just over 2 kilometres as the crow flies northeast of Nesselwängle and 7 kilometres west of Reutte. To the north is the valley of ''Raintal'' and, to the south, the start of the Tannheimer Tal. Nearby peaks are: to the south the Hahnenkamm (1,940 m), to the east the Gehrenspitze (2,163 m) and to the west the Gimpel (2,176 m) and the Rote Flüh (2,111 m). Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gehrenspitze (Allgäu Alps)
At 2,163 metres, the Gehrenspitze is the third highest mountain in the Tannheim Group and is situated in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It should not be confused with the Gehrenspitze in the Wetterstein Mountains. Surrounding area The massif of the Gehrenspitze forms the northeastern corner of the Tannheim Valley. East of the Gehrenspitze the terrain descends into the Lech valley towards Reutte. West of the mountain is the Kellenspitze (2,238 m), north of the massif, the Große Schlicke and ''Musauer Berg'' (1,510 m), and, to the south is the ''Schneid'' (2,009 m). Geology Like the Tannheim Mountains, the Gehrenspitze is part of the Northern Limestone Alps, which started to form during the course of Alpine orogeny in the Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago, a process that has still not quite finished today. The summit of the Gehrenspitze is made of Wetterstein limestone. To the south, somewhat below the summit there are Partnach beds, North Alpine Raibl beds, Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimpel (mountain)
The Gimpel is a peak in the Tannheim Mountains, a sub-range of the Allgäu Alps. It is 2,173 m high. The name is derived from the ''Gimpelalpe'' alp in der "hollow" (''Mulde'') (Celtic ''comba'' = English "coombe"). The Gimpel is made of Wetterstein limestone. Location The arête of the ''Judenscharte'' links the Gimpel with the Rote Flüh; the Schäfer (2,060 m), also called the "Little Gimpel" (''kleiner Gimpel'') with the Kellenspitze. Alpinism There are several climbing tours on the Gimpel, ranging from alpine, classic routes like the West Arête (first climbed by J. Bachschmid and E. Christa in 1896, UIAA grade III+) to the top-sport climb of ''Primavera'' (first ascended by Baldo Pazzaglia in 1992, UIAA grade IX−). Even the normal route up the South Face and the East Arête is only possible by negotiating grade II sections.Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide ''alpin - Allgäuer Alpen und Ammergauer Alpen''. 17th edn., Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2008, , p.& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannheim Mountains
The Tannheim Mountains''Utrata Fachwörterbuch: Geographie - Englisch-Deutsch/Deutsch-Englisch'' by Jürgen Utrata (2014). Retrieved 10 Apr 2014. (german: Tannheimer Berge) are a sub-group of the in the Bavarian-Tyrolean border region. Their name is derived from the village of in the |
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps (german: Allgäuer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance. Character The mountain range is characterised by an unusual variety of rock formations and consequently a rich tapestry of landscapes, in particular, the steep " grass mountains" (''Grasberge'') of the Allgäu Alps with gradients of up to 70°. Its flora is amongst the most varied in the whole Alpine region and its accessibility by lifts and paths is outstanding. The mountain paths (''Höhenwege'') running from hut to hut are well known and hikers can spend seven to ten days walking in the mountains without descending to inhabited valleys. Thanks to its location on the northern edge of the Alps, the region has relatively high precipitation and is the rainiest in Germany. In winter the Allgäu Alps – at least in the higher regions – are comparat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leilachspitze
The Leilachspitze in the Allgäu Alps is a mountain, , and the highest peak in the Vilsalpsee Mountains. It lies within the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp .... Gallery File:Leilachspitze von Westen (von der Lachenspitze aus).jpg, View from the Lachenspitze of the Leilachspitze and Luchsköpfe File:Leilachspitze von Osten.jpg, North Arête and summit block of the Leilachspitze from the east (Rauth) File:Leilachspitze Nordostgrat.JPG, Northeast Arête (ascent from Rauth) File:Leilachspitze Suedwestflanke.JPG, Southwest flank (ascent from the Landsberger Hut) References Literature * Kompass walking, cycling and ski touring map: Sheet 04 ''Tannheimer Tal'' (1:35,000). (as at: February 2007) External links {{Commons category ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reutte
Reutte (; Swabian: ) is a market town in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the administrative center of the Reutte district (''Districts of Austria''). Reutte is located on the Lech, and has a population of 6704 (as of 2018). Neighbouring municipalities Adjacent municipalities and villages are: Breitenwang, Ehenbichl, Lechaschau and Pflach. History Reutte is located on the Via Claudia Augusta, a Roman road leading from Italy to Germany. The Tyrolean Salt Road from Hall in Tirol to Lake Constance crossed the entire district of Außerfern. Reutte (then Reuti) was declared a market town by Sigmund on June 5 1489. This was confirmed later by Maximilian I who also added some further rights. The people of Reutte commemorate this with an annual festival on the first Saturday in August. From 1692 the painter Paul Zeiller had a workshop in Reutte that later became an art school. His son, Johann Jakob Zeiller and adopted son, Franz Anton Zeiller, both received their first lesson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normal Route
A normal route or normal way (french: voie normale; german: Normalweg) is the most frequently used route for ascending and descending a mountain peak. It is usually the simplest route. Overview In the Alps, routes are classed in the following ways, based on their waymarking, construction and upkeep: * Footpaths (''Fußwege'') *Hiking trails (''Wanderwege'') * Mountain trails (''Bergwege'') * Alpine routes (''Alpine Routen'') *Climbing routes (''Kletterrouten'') and High Alpine routes (''Hochalpine Routen'') in combined rock and ice terrain, (UIAA) graded by difficulty Sometimes the normal route is not the easiest ascent to the summit, but just the one that is most used. There may be technically easier variations. This is especially the case on the Watzmannfrau, the Hochkalter and also Mount Everest. There may be many reasons these easier options are less well-used: * the simplest route is less well known than the normal route (Watzmannfrau). * the technically easiest route is mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partnachklamm
The Partnach Gorge (german: Partnachklamm) is a deep gorge that has been incised by a mountain stream, the Partnach, in the Reintal (Wetterstein), Reintal valley near the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The gorge is long and, in places, over deep. It was designated a natural monument in 1912. Geology and origin In the Triassic, about 240 million years ago, on the bed of a shallow sea, dark grey, relatively hard layers of Alpine muschelkalk, so-called ''Wurstelkalk'', were laid down in the area of the present day Partnach Gorge. On the bead-like strata of this rock the traces of the burrowing and feeding of marine animals can still be seen. Importantly, about 5 million years later, softer marls were deposited in the same marine basin, which today are known as Partnach Strata (''Partnach-schichten''). In the course of the subsequent Alpine mountain folding the so-called Warnberg Saddle (''Warnberger Sattel'') was formed from these rock strata. The erosion force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marl
Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt. When hardened into rock, this becomes marlstone. It is formed in marine or freshwater environments, often through the activities of algae. Marl makes up the lower part of the cliffs of Dover, and the Channel Tunnel follows these marl layers between France and the United Kingdom. Marl is also a common sediment in post-glacial lakes, such as the marl ponds of the northeastern United States. Marl has been used as a soil conditioner and neutralizing agent for acid soil and in the manufacture of cement. Description Marl or marlstone is a carbonate-rich mud or mudstone which contains variable amounts of clays and silt. The term was originally loosely applied to a variety of materials, most of which occur as loose, earthy deposits consisting chiefly of an intimate mixture of clay and calcium carbonate, formed under freshwater conditions. These typically contain 35–65% clay and 65–35% carbonate. The te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earth's Crust
Earth's crust is Earth's thin outer shell of rock, referring to less than 1% of Earth's radius and volume. It is the top component of the lithosphere, a division of Earth's layers that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle. The lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates whose motion allows heat to escape from the interior of the Earth into space. The crust lies on top of the mantle, a configuration that is stable because the upper mantle is made of peridotite and is therefore significantly denser than the crust. The boundary between the crust and mantle is conventionally placed at the Mohorovičić discontinuity, a boundary defined by a contrast in seismic velocity. The temperature of the crust increases with depth, reaching values typically in the range from about to at the boundary with the underlying mantle. The temperature increases by as much as for every kilometer locally in the upper part of the crust Composition File:Elemental abundances.svg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Sedimentation is the collective name for processes that cause these particles to settle in place. The particles that form a sedimentary rock are called sediment, and may be composed of geological detritus (minerals) or biological detritus (organic matter). The geological detritus originated from weathering and erosion of existing rocks, or from the solidification of molten lava blobs erupted by volcanoes. The geological detritus is transported to the place of deposition by water, wind, ice or mass movement, which are called agents of denudation. Biological detritus was formed by bodies and parts (mainly shells) of dead aquatic organisms, as well as their fecal mass, suspended in water and slowly piling up on the floor of water bodies (marine snow). Sedimentation may also occur as dissolved minerals precipitate from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Cretaceous
Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Lower Wick is a small hamlet located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated about five miles south west of Dursley, eighteen miles southwest of Gloucester and fifteen miles northeast of Bristol. Lower Wick is within the civil ... Gloucestershire, England See also * Nizhny {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
