The Panüeler Kopf (also called ''Panüler Kopf'', ''Panüeler Kopf'', short ''Panüeler'' or ''Panüler'') is a mountain in the

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

n state

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...

. The Panüeler Kopf is part of the

Schesaplana The Schesaplana () is the highest mountain in the Rätikon mountain range at the border between Vorarlberg, Austria and Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an elevation of . On the north side of the Schesaplana is a glacier called '' Brandner Gl ...

group and with an elevation of the second highest mountain in the

Rätikon The Rätikon is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, located at the border between Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and Canton of Grisons, Graubünden. It is the geological border between the Eastern Alps, Eastern and Western Alps and stretch ...

mountain range. The 950 m high west face is the highest

rock face In geography and geology, a cliff or rock face is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are comm ...

in the Rätikon. Panüelerkopf Gamperdonatal, Nenzinger Himmel 1.JPG, Summit of Panüeler Kopf Panüelerkopf Gipfelkreuz.JPG,

Summit cross A summit cross is a Christian cross on the summit of a mountain or hill that marks the top. Often there will be a summit register (''Gipfelbuch'') at the cross, either in a container or other weatherproof case. The practice originated in the Ge ...

Ascents

Ascents from alpine club huts: * From Mannheimer Hütte in maximum one hour. * From Oberzalimhütte via the hiking path ''Straußsteig'' in three to four hours. The Straußsteig follows the north ridge of the Panüeler Kopf. Climbing: * Difficulty is

UIAA grade Many climbing routes have grades for the technical difficulty, and in some cases for the risks, of the route. The first ascensionist can suggest a grade but it will be amended for the ''consensus view'' of subsequent ascents. While many cou ...

III. First ascensionists of this route were R. Jenny and F. Schatzmann in 1923.

References

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