The Sennkogel is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the
Ötztal Alps
The Ötztal Alps ( it, Alpi Venoste, german: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in western Austria and the Province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
The Ötztal Alps are arrayed at ...
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Originally bearing the name 3rd Kreuzköpfe, the first ascendant, E.J. Häberlin from
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
suggested to rename it after
Franz Senn
Franz Xaverius Senn (19 March 1831 – 31 January 1884) was an Austrian priest and mountaineer who was among the first to promote alpinism and foster the early development of mountaineering in Tyrol. His concern for the poverty of his parishioners ...
, who had made many first ascents in the Ötztal Alps in the 1860s, including the neighboring
Fineilspitze
The Fineilspitze ( it, Punta di Finale) is a peak in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy. It is known for being the discovery site of Ötzi
Ötzi, also called the Iceman, is the ...
and
Kreuzspitze, and the
Fluchtkogel,
Mutmalspitze,
Firmisanschneide,
Spiegelkogel, and
Weißseespitze
The Weißseespitze is a mountain in the Weisskamm group of the Ötztal Alps
The Ötztal Alps ( it, Alpi Venoste, german: Ötztaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps, in the State of Tyrol in western Austria and the Pro ...
. The nomenclature was accepted by Heinrich Heß in his chapter on the Ötztal Alps i
Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen, Volume 2
Mountains of Tyrol (state)
Mountains of the Alps
Alpine three-thousanders
Ötztal Alps
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