The Admonter Reichenstein is a mountain in the
Ennstal Alps
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and the highest and easternmost peak in the
Reichenstein Group. An ascent of the mountain requires climbing ability sufficient to handle
UIAA grade II climbs.
Topography
The Admonter Reichenstein has three summits. From west to east these are: the ''Admonter Horn'' 2,184 m, the Reichenstein main summit and the ''Totenköpfl'' 2,178 m. The Admonter Horn is separated from the main summit by the Reichenstein Saddle (''Reichensteinsattel'', 2,170 m). The Totenköpfl is separated from the main summit by the notch of the ''Reichensteinscharte'' 2,100 m. The mountain is surrounded on all sides by steep rock faces and drops. The Reichenstein is separated from the
Sparafeld in the west by the wind gap of the ''Wildscharte'' 1,903 m.
File:Admonter Reichenstein von Gstatterboden.jpg, The Admonter Reichenstein with the Totenköpfl, Reichenstein main summit and Admonter Horn from the bridge over the Enns near Gstatterboden. Right of the Reichenstein: the Sparafeld.
File:Admonter Reichenstein und Sparafeld.jpg, View from Weng Weng may refer to:
* Weng (surname), a Chinese surname
* Weng, Germany, a town in the district of Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
* Weng im Innkreis, a town in the district of Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, Austria
* Weng im Gesäuse, a town in the d ...
towards the south to the Admonter Reichenstein (left) and Sparafeld (right)
File:Mödlinger Hütte, Gesäuse 1.jpg, View from SE of the Reichenstein Group. Right: the Admonter Reichenstein, right of the main summit: the Totenköpfl, left of the Reichenstein: the Sparafeld, and far left: the Kalbling. In the foreground is the Mödlinger Hut.
File:Herzmann Kupfer Platte.jpg, The Herzmann Kupfer Platte. Crossing this slab is one of the key points of the normal route.
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Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Styria
Two-thousanders of Austria
Ennstal Alps