Glungezer
The Glungezer (more precisely: the sun peak) from Innsbruck seen. Links preceded the bear Bader Jöchl, right Neuner peak ( 2285 m)
Glungezer of NNO (Tree churches ), right the sun peak, left the Glungezergipfel
The Glungezer is a mountain in the Tux Alps in Tyrol, south-east of Innsbruck.
Location and landscape
The summit of Glungezer has a height of 2677 meters above sea level. He towers over the neighboring and much more well known Patscherkofel to over 400 meters. From Innsbruck, however, is only the sun peak ( 2639 m ) to see an approximately 500 m northwest of upstream side peak.
Geology
The summit of the Glungezer is formed from low-grade metamorphic rocks called Quarzphylliten. To the north of the summit are higher grade metamorphic rocks, mostly gneisses of Patscherkofel Glungezerkristallins.
History
Origin of the name
The name " Glungezer " is likely to result from an onomatopoeic imitation of glucksendem water. In a hollow above the Tulfeinalm, but also in other places, the water flows partially invisible chuckling between and among the boulders there.
Plane crash
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On February 29, 1964 collided a Bristol Britannia 312 of British Eagle International Airlines in 2600 meters above sea level with the eastern flank of the Glungezer. The aircraft was landing at Innsbruck. She flew under visual flight rules. It did not succeed the pilot to break through the clouds. All 75 passengers and eight crew members were killed. One reason for the crash because of the bad weather conditions could have been that the height of the Glungezer was not registered in the cards, only the height of the lower 400 meters Patscherkofel was recorded. The crashing aircraft triggered an avalanche that tore most debris 400 m deeper. Even the hosts of only a few hundred meters from the crash site remote Glungezerhütte did not get due to the raging storm with the crash.
Not far from the summit is between Glungezergipfel and sun peak at 2610 meters above sea level the Glungezerhütte the Austrian Alpine Association, Section of Hall in Tirol. The cottage is a popular destination for ski touring, especially in winter. On the marked ski trails Glungezer is without great difficulty and danger to ascend by avalanches. In summer, the Glungezerhütte increasing popularity wins as a base of several long distance paths ( Via Alpina, Eagle, Traumpfad Munich - Venice, Glungezer & Vulture way Olympiaweg, Zirbenweg ). A via ferrata (difficulty C) leads to the hut and the summit of the sun peak. In the summit region is a largely underground facility for military aerial surveillance.
The north side of the Glungezer is accessed through the Glungezerbahn. The base station is located in Tulfes, the highest hill station in the immediate vicinity of the 2311 -meter-high saddle mountain. In winter, this is a popular family ski area and ski area with not too challenging pistes and ski routes.