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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Two-thousanders of Austria
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Vorarlberg