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Küchlspitze
The Küchlspitze (also: ''Küchelspitze'') is a three-thousander () in the Verwall between the valley of Stanzer Tal and Paznaun in the western North Tyrol in Austria. Location and landscape The mountain rises between St. Anton am Arlberg in the Stanzer valley and Ischgl in the Paznaun to the southeast. Northeast of the summit is the Darmstädter Hut.Peter Pindur, Roland Luzian, Andreas Weiskopf: 1790 ''Küchlspitze 3147 m'' in Alpine Club Guide ''Verwallgruppe'' 1988, pp. 216 ff. The Küchlspitze (which means "little Kuchenspitze") is the third highest peak in the range after the Hoher Riffler and 1 metre higher Kuchenspitze immediately to the north. It is a striking, three-sided pyramid. On the main ridge the eastern arête descends to the Rautejöchli () and ''Rautekopf'' (), the southwestern arête to the Schönpleisjöchli () and twin peaks of the Schönpleisköpfe (northern , southern ), and the northern arête runs in an S-shape to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuchenspitze
The Kuchenspitze is a mountain, , in the Verwall between the valley of Stanzer Tal and Paznaun in the west of North Tyrol. Location and landscape The mountain rises south of St. Anton am Arlberg in the Stanzer valley. Northeast of the summit is the Darmstädter Hut.Peter Pindur, Roland Luzian, Andreas Weiskopf: 1770 ''Kuchenspitze 3148 m'' in ''Verwallgruppe'', Alpenvereinsführer, 1988, pp. 203 ff. The Kuchenspitze is the second highest peak in the Verwall Group after the Hoher Riffler. Its main summit is not the 3148 spot height, but the peak to the south; to the north are several other subpeaks.Alpenvereinsführer ''Verwallgruppe'' 1988, Skizze ''Übersicht Nord- und Nordostwand'', p. 207. The mountain is glaciated. In its north cirque (''Nordkar'') is the ''Großer Kuchenferner''; to the west, the ''Kleiner Kuchenferner''; and, to the south, between the main summit and the subpeak of the Küchlspitze (3,147 m), is the ''Großer Küchlferner''. The ridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verwall Group
The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group Reynolds, Kev (2005). ''Walking in the Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, pp. 321-326. . are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps at the border of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. It includes the following peaks (sorted by height): * Hoher Riffler 3,168 metres (10,394 feet) * Kuchenspitze 3,148 metres (10,401 feet) * Küchlspitze 3,147 metres (10,315 feet) * Patteriol 3,059 metres (10,037 feet) * Saumspitze 3,039 metres (9,970 feet) * Scheibler 2,978 metres (9,770 feet) * Gaisspitze 2,779 metres (9,117 feet) For a list of passes, see Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges The Verwall Alps border on the Silvretta Alps in the west and on the Samnaun Alps The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, named after the Swiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verwall
The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group Reynolds, Kev (2005). ''Walking in the Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, pp. 321-326. . are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps at the border of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. It includes the following peaks (sorted by height): * Hoher Riffler 3,168 metres (10,394 feet) * Kuchenspitze 3,148 metres (10,401 feet) * Küchlspitze 3,147 metres (10,315 feet) * Patteriol 3,059 metres (10,037 feet) * Saumspitze 3,039 metres (9,970 feet) * Scheibler 2,978 metres (9,770 feet) * Gaisspitze 2,779 metres (9,117 feet) For a list of passes, see Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges The Verwall Alps border on the Silvretta Alps in the west and on the Samnaun Alps The Samnaun Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, named after the Swiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verwall Alps
The Verwall Alps or Verwall Group Reynolds, Kev (2005). ''Walking in the Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, pp. 321-326. . are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps at the border of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. It includes the following peaks (sorted by height): * Hoher Riffler 3,168 metres (10,394 feet) * Kuchenspitze 3,148 metres (10,401 feet) * Küchlspitze 3,147 metres (10,315 feet) * Patteriol 3,059 metres (10,037 feet) * Saumspitze 3,039 metres (9,970 feet) * Scheibler 2,978 metres (9,770 feet) * Gaisspitze 2,779 metres (9,117 feet) For a list of passes, see Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges The Verwall Alps border on the Silvretta Alps The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three-thousander
Three-thousanders are mountains with a height of between , but less than above sea level. Similar terms are commonly used for mountains of other height brackets e. g. four-thousanders or eight-thousanders. In Britain, the term may refer to mountains above . Climatological significance In temperate latitudes three-thousanders play an important role, because even in summer they lie below the zero degree line for weeks. Thus the chains of three-thousanders always form important climatic divides and support glaciation - in the Alps the contour is roughly the general limit of the "nival step"; only a few glaciated mountains are under (the Dachstein, the easternmost glaciated mountain in the Alps, is, at , not a three-thousander). In the Mediterranean, however, the three-thousanders remain free of ice and, in the tropics, they are almost insignificant from a climatic perspective; here the snow line lies at around to , and in the dry continental areas (Trans-Himalayas, Andes) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as Crevasse, crevasses and Serac, seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continent other than the Australian mainland, including Oceania's high-latitude oceanic island countries such as New Zealand. Between lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Three-thousanders
Three-thousanders are mountains with a height of between , but less than above sea level. Similar terms are commonly used for mountains of other height brackets e. g. four-thousanders or eight-thousanders. In Britain, the term may refer to mountains above . Climatological significance In temperate latitudes three-thousanders play an important role, because even in summer they lie below the zero degree line for weeks. Thus the chains of three-thousanders always form important climatic divides and support glaciation - in the Alps the contour is roughly the general limit of the "nival step"; only a few glaciated mountains are under (the Dachstein, the easternmost glaciated mountain in the Alps, is, at , not a three-thousander). In the Mediterranean, however, the three-thousanders remain free of ice and, in the tropics, they are almost insignificant from a climatic perspective; here the snow line lies at around to , and in the dry continental areas (Trans-Himalayas, Ande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathon (Ischgl)
Mathon may refer to: Places * Mathon, Herefordshire, England * Mathon, Switzerland People * Alice Téligny Mathon (fl. 1920s–1930s), Haitian feminist * Claire Mathon Claire Mathon (born 1975) is a French cinematographer. Her work includes '' The Queen of Hearts'', '' Going South'', and ''Stranger by the Lake''. Mathon photographed '' Portrait of a Lady on Fire'', for which she received a César Award for Best ... (born 1975), French cinematographer See also * {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ischgl (Ischgl)
Ischgl () is a town in the Paznaun valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its ski resort is connected with that of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland to form one of the largest in the Alps. Ischgl was a major hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Ski resort Ischgl is located on the Austrian side of one of the world's largest ski areas. Its (length includes the pistes in Samnaun, Switzerland) of groomed pistes are served by over 45 mechanical lifts including cable cars, gondolas, detachable chair lifts and some T-bars. Three ropeways give access to the ski area from the village: the Pardatschgratbahn, the Fimbabahn & the Silvrettabahn. Only the Fimbabahn and the Silvrettabahn have middle stations. Many of the lifts converge at Idalp, where there is a restaurant. The area above Idalp offers wide, easy pistes and a snow park. Other parts of the Ischgl area, towards Höllboden and Paznauner Thaya, offer many red runs and some more challenging blacks. The steepest ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamois
The chamois (''Rupicapra rupicapra'') or Alpine chamois is a species of goat-antelope native to mountains in Europe, from west to east, including the Alps, the Dinarides, the Tatra and the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus. The chamois has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European Habitats Directive. Names The English name comes from French . The latter is derived from Gaulish ''camox'' (attested in Latin, 5th century), itself perhaps borrowing from some Alpine language (Raetic, Ligurian). The Gaulish form also underlies German , , , Italian , Ladin . The usual pronunciation for the animal is or , approximating the French pronunciation . However, when referring to chamois leather, and in New Zealand often for the animal itself, it is , and sometimes spelt ''shammy'' or ''chamy'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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