The Lizumer Reckner is, at ,

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accessed on 13 April 2011 the highest mountain in the

Tux Alps The Tux Alps (german: Tuxer Alpen) or Tux Prealps (''Tuxer Voralpen'') are a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps, which in turn form part of the Eastern Alps within Central Europe. They are located entirely within the Austrian federal state of ...

in the

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n 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 ...

Location and area

The Lizumer Reckner lies in the centre of the Tux Alps, about 20 kilometres southeast of

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

within the Lizum Walchen Training Area (''Truppenübungsplatz Lizum Walchen''). To the west lies the

Navis Navis is a municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 19 km southeast of Innsbruck in a valley with the same name which is a side valley of the Wipptal. The extensive territory of this municipality run ...

valley, to the southeast the

Schmirn Schmirn is a municipality in the District Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Geography Schmirn is located southeast of Innsbruck, situated in the homonymous valley that branches off from Wipptal The Wipp Valley (german: Wipptal ...

valley and to the east the Wattener Lizum. The

Tuxertal The Tuxertal is a valley located in Tyrol, Austria. A side valley of the Zillertal, from which it branches at Mayrhofen, the Tuxertal is about 13 km long and accessible on the Tuxer Straße (Tux Road). From Mayrhofen () to Hintertux (1500&nb ...

valley lies not far to the southeast. It neighbouring mountain to the south is the . To the north a mountain crest runs to the , the Tarntaler Köpfe and eventually as far as the . To the west of the Lizumer Reckner is the 2,824 m high Naviser Reckner ().

Geology

The Reckner lies on the edge of the

Tauern window The Hohe Tauern window is a geological structure in the Austrian Central Eastern Alps. It is a window (in German ''fenster'') in the Austroalpine nappes where high-grade metamorphic rocks of the underlying Penninic nappes crop out. The structu ...

, a region of the Eastern Alps, in which

Penninic The Penninic nappes or the Penninicum, commonly abbreviated as Penninic, are one of three nappe stacks and geological zones in which the Alps can be divided. In the western Alps the Penninic nappes are more obviously present than in the eastern ...

nappes and possibly also Helvetic nappes are exposed. The summit block of the Reckner consists of

serpentinite Serpentinite is a rock composed predominantly of one or more serpentine group minerals, the name originating from the similarity of the texture of the rock to that of the skin of a snake. Serpentinite has been called ''serpentine'' or ''ser ...

, which is mainly embedded in

radiolarite Radiolarite is a Siliceous ooze, siliceous, comparatively hard, fine-grained, chert-like, and homogeneous sedimentary rock that is composed predominantly of the microscopic remains of radiolarians. This term is also used for Friability, indura ...

. Furthermore, in the geologically diverse surrounding area

dolomite Dolomite may refer to: *Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral *Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock *Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...

breccias, kalkschiefer and other rocks of the

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The J ...

period. Below the summit block of the Reckner there are

stone run A stone run (called also ''stone river'', ''stone stream'' or ''stone sea''rock glacier Rock glaciers are distinctive geomorphological landforms, consisting either of angular rock debris frozen in interstitial ice, former "true" glaciers overlain by a layer of talus, or something in-between. Rock glaciers are normally found at high ...

. Traces of

dead ice Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

may also be found here.

Bases and trails

From the Navis valley the mountain may be climbed ''inter alia'' from the hut Naviser Hütte (1,767 m) or the ''Peeralm'' (1,663 m). In the Schmirn valley the hamlet of ''Obern'' acts as a departure point. From the

the Reckner can be ascended from the 1,984 m high or from Hintertux. The most important base in the Wattener Lizum is the hut (2,019 m). The southern foot of the summit block can be reached from all these bases over a number of marked hiking trails. The climb from the Lizum is also possible in winter as a

ski tour Ski touring is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas. Touring is typically done off-piste and outside of ski resorts, and may extend over a period of more than one day. It is similar to backcountry skiing but excludes the ...

. The final climb to the summit requires some easy

climbing Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or any other part of the body to ascend a steep topographical object that can range from the world's tallest mountains (e.g. the eight thousanders), to small boulders. Climbing is done fo ...

and is partly secured as a . Due to its location within the military training area, ascents of the mountain are banned from time to time.Gemeinde Wattenberg
accessed on 14 April 2011

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