Muttler

The Muttler from west

The Muttler (also Romansh Muot, 3'294 m above sea level. M. ) is the highest mountain in the Samnaun Group and is located on the territory of the commune of Samnaun in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Location

The Muttler located in the southern part of the Samnaun Samnaun valley between the north and the Engadine in the south. To the south of the mountain ridge to send one 3018 meters high Piz Nair and further to 2828 meters high Piz Arina. Neighboring mountain is in the west, separated by the 2848 m high Furcla Maisas, the 3254 m high Stammerspitze. To the east, a ridge extending to the Piz Salet ( 2971 m) and Piz Malmurainza ( 3038 m). To the north of the ridge separating over the 2,710 m high Maisasjoch to 2731 meters high Piz Motnair.

The Muttler despite its stately height of nearly 3,300 meters, almost completely free of glaciers. Only on its western flank just below the Maisasjochs is a small snowfield below the glacier remains are still hidden. North and west side of the entire mountain of scree of slate is marked. Only his powerful north-east side, the very steeply several hundred meters into the adjacent Val Sampuoir from the summit, bears witness to its height. The Muttler is constructed entirely of rocks of the Grisons slate.

The view from the summit of Muttler ranges from the Zugspitze region of the Ötztal Alps (wild tip, Weißseespitze, white ball ), Ortler Alps, Bernina group Silvretta area to the Santis area.

Way to the summit

The ascent of Muttler is relatively simple and in winter a ski tour possible.

The shortest and most committed increase is a rise of Samnaun ( 1844 m) through the Val Maisas to Ross bottom ( 2330 m), from there to the north ridge and from 2756 m to the north ridge to the summit. Alternatively, the north ridge from the Val Sampuoir (Bus station yard as fans ) can be achieved.

Another trail, not marked, but clearly perceptible and insured in one place leads from Maisasjoch ( Fuorcia because Maisas, 2907 m, the transition from the Val Sinestra Samnaun ) over a point on the west ridge 3145 m and from there to the south ridge to the summit. A trackless rise from the Val Maisas through the northwestern flank of the mountain is possible.

The southern flank, a steep slate debris field, lends itself to a pathless descent into the Val Nai; from there on trails after Tschlin or Vnà.

More difficult (II UIAA ) are the ways via the East Ridge and the south ridge.

History

The name of the mountain comes from the designated Romansh, where muot or motta a rounded dome.

The Muttler learned on June 29, 1858 by Johann Jakob Weilenmann its tourist ascent. 1884 a trigonometric point 1st order was built on the summit. From 1972 to 2011 was on the west ridge near the summit of a transmission system that supplies the Samnaun with television signals. The transmitter was off and dismantled in 2011. The only relic of the Helilandeplattform has been preserved, which was allowed to stand for emergencies.