RÃ¤tikon

Rätikon with Drusenfluh, Drusentor and Sulzfluh

F The Rätikon ( next to neuter also in the spelling of the Rätikon common) also written Rhätikon, in ancient literature, after the usual in Austria, South Tyrol and Germany division of the Alps is a mountain range in the eastern Alps. After Italy, France and partly in Switzerland Partizione delle Alpi common part of Rätikon to the Central Alps. Share in the Rätikon Austria ( federal state of Vorarlberg ), Liechtenstein and Switzerland (Canton Graubünden). Liechtenstein is located entirely within the boundaries of Rätikon.

The assignment of the Rätikon of the central Eastern Alps are solely geographically - based geological traditions: Large parts of the Rätikon consist of sedimentary rocks ( limestones ). From a geological point of view of Nordwesträtikon attributable to the Northern Limestone Alps, the Südwesträtikon the Graubunden slate system of the Western Alps.

6.1 huts
6.2 mountain railways
6.3 Fern-/Weitwanderwege
6.4 Via ferrata

Adjacent Mountain Ranges

The Rätikon borders the following other mountain groups in the Alps:

On the northeast by the Bregenzerwald Mountains and to the Lechquellengebirge, these two mountain ranges belong to the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps.
To the east by the Verwallgruppe
On the southeast by the Silvretta
On the southwest by the Plessur Alps

Verwall, Silvretta and Plessuralpen are like the Rätikon mountain ranges of the Central Alps in the Eastern Alps.

On the west by the Glarus Alps
To the northwest by the Appenzell Alps

Glarus Alps, Appenzell Alps are the mountain ranges of the Western Alps (after division of the Alps).

Boundary

To the west of the Rhine forms the border of the confluence of the River Ill in Feldkirch upstream to the confluence of the country Quart same place ( This is also the border between the Eastern Alps and the Western Alps after division of the Alps)
In the south the Prättigau forms the boundary of the confluence of the country fourth in the Rhine upstream to the confluence of the Schlappinbachs in the country fourth in the village of Klosters.
In the east, the border runs from Schlappiner yoke along the valleys to the south and Schlappintal Valzifenz and Gargellental north.
The northern border is formed by the Montafon and Walgau. It begins at the confluence of the Suggadinbachs in the Ill at Sankt Gallen Kirch and runs along the Ill River to the confluence with the Rhine at Feldkirch.

The Schlappiner yoke connects the Rätikon with the Silvretta. Otherwise, the Rätikon is surrounded by valleys.

There is no internationally accepted classification of the Alps in subgroups. The boundary of the Rätikon described here, however, is in general use.

Subgroups

The out-of Alpine Club leaders Rätikon shares the mountain range into the following subgroups:

Three Sisters chain
Naafkopf - Falknis chain
Galina Group
Fundelkopf Group
Schesaplana group with Zalimkamm
Girenspitz - Sassauna ridge
Zimba group with Vandanser Wall

Kirchlispitzen Group
Golm and Zern your ridge
Drusenfluh Group
Sulzfluh Group
Sheep Mountain Group and Cross
Gweil - Sarotla Crest
Madrisa Group

Summit

In Rätikon there are about 300 named and provided with spot elevation summit.

The ten highest peaks in the Rätikon:

Schesaplana, 2'964 m above sea level. M.
Panüelerkopf, 2859 m above sea level. A.
Salaruelkopf, 2'841 m above sea level. M.
Rock head, 2833 m above sea level. A.
Three towers, Great Tower 2,830 m above sea level. M.
Drusenfluh, the main summit, 2'827 m above sea level. M.
Madrisahorn, 2'826 m above sea level. M.
Sulzfluh, the main summit, 2'817 m above sea level. M.
Sulzfluh, West Peak, 2,812 m above sea level. M.
Sheep heads, 2'806 m above sea level. M.

Other better-known peaks, in order of height:

Wild Mountain, 2788 m above sea level. A.
Zimba, 2643 m above sea level. A.
White plate, 2,630 m above sea level. M.
Scheienfluh, 2,627 m above sea level. M.
Naafkopf, 2,571 m above sea level. M.
Falknis, 2,560 m above sea level. M.
Kirchlispitzen, the main summit, 2'552 m above sea level. M.
Saulakopf, 2516 m above sea level. A.
Tilisuna Black Horn, 2460 m above sea level. A.
Galinakopf, 2198 m above sea level. A.
Tschaggunser midday peak, 2168 m above sea level. A.
Golmer yoke, 2124 m above sea level. A.
Three sisters, main peak, 2053 m above sea level. A.

Reserves

Switzerland / Grisons

According to Article 5 of the Federal Law on Nature and Cultural Heritage Protection in Switzerland leads a Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance (BLN ).

In Rätikon there are one of these BLN landscapes:

The structure plan of the Canton of Grisons (2011) is almost the entire Rätikon mountain range called the Protected Landscape Area (object 07.LS.03R Saas Calanda - Jägglischhorn - Gargällerchöpf; object 07.LS.04R Rätikon - Falknis - Vilán - Chlus ). To this end, a number of smaller nature reserves ( Aue <20 ha, raised bogs, fens ) as well as a cultural landscape with special management ( Stelserberg ) are excreted.

Austria / Vorarlberg

Tourism

In Vorarlberg part of Rätikons are the following huts of the German and the Austrian Alpine Association and Friends of Nature Austria:

Douglas cabin at fire
Feldkircherstrasse hut in Feldkirch
House Matschwitz on Matschwitz at Latschau
Heinrich Hueter Hut at Vandans
Lindauerhütte at Tschagguns
Madrisahütte at Gargellen
Mannheimer hut in case of fire
Oberzalimhütte in fire
Sarotlahütte in fire
Schwaben House on the Tschengla at Bürserberg
Tilisunahütte at Tschagguns
Totalphütte in fire
Alpine inn Gamperdona in Nenzinger sky

In Liechtenstein part of Rätikons are the following lodges the Liechtenstein Alpine Club:

Gafadurahütte at Nendeln
Pfälzerhütte in web

In the Grisons part of the Rätikon are the following huts of the Swiss Alpine Club and other mountain houses:

Enderlinhütte at Maienfeld
Schesaplanahütte at Buchen im Prättigau
Carschinahütte at St.Antönien
Berghäuser Sulzfluh and Alpenrösli at St.Antönien

The SAC huts are usually open from early July to mid-September, the mountain homes in the winter.

Mountain railways

In Montafon / Vorarlberg:

Lünerseebahn in fire
Golmerbahn in Vadans / Tschagguns
Gargellen

In Graubünden:

Älplibahn Malan
Cableway Fanas
Madrisa Klosters Mountains

Fern-/Weitwanderwege

The Via Alpina, a cross-border long-distance trail with five sub- paths through the whole Alps, also passes through the Rätikon.

The Red Trail Via Alpina runs with seven stages by the Rätikon as follows:

Stage R56 runs from Feldkirch to Gafadurahütte
Stage R57 extends from the Gafadurahütte after Sücka
Stage R58 runs from Sücka to Pfälzerhütte
Stage R59 runs from Pfälzerhütte to Schesaplanahütte
Stage R60 extends from the Schesaplanahütte to Carschinahütte
Stage R61 extends from the Carschinahütte after St.Antönien
Stage R62 runs from St. Antönien to Gargellen

The Green Trail Via Alpina runs with a stage, the first stage in the Rätikon as follows:

Stage C1 runs from Sücka to Vaduz

The Rätikon Tour ( Rätikontour ) is a nine-day circumnavigation of the height Rätikongebirges by all three neighboring states. It runs on the northern side partially along the height Rätikon path ( Rätikontour North ), on the south side along the Via Alpina ( Via Alpina Retica ). The traveling times for the individual day parts are between three and not more than seven hours. The daily increases exceed 650 m. The long tour can usually be done from early July to mid-October. Only in snowy years with cold early summer, the start of the season may be delayed due to late snow melt.

Stage 1: Malbun - Sareiserjoch - Nenzinger sky
Stage 2: Nenzinger sky - Amotschonjoch - Niggenkopf - Fire
Stage 3: Fire - Luenersee - Lünerkrinne - Heinrich Hueter Hut
Stage 4: Heinrich Hueter Hut - Schweizertor - Öfenpass - Lindauerhütte
Stage 5: Lindauerhütte - Bilken ridge - Tilisunahütte - Plaseggenpass - Partnun, Berghaus Sulzfluh
Stage 6: Partnun - Carschinahütte
Stage 7: Carschinahütte - Gafalljoch - Schesaplanahütte
Section 8: Schesaplanahütte - Hochjoch / Gr. Furka - Pfälzerhütte
Section 9: Pfälzerhütte - Naaftal - Älple - Bridge

The long hiking trail leads from the monastery Prättigauer by country Quart less the central valley of Prättigau but rather the southern flank of the Rätikon chain along.

Via ferrata

Since 2005, five rope routes were opened with varying degrees of difficulty in the Rätikon.

Sulzfluh rope route through the south wall ( Switzerland ), difficulty D
Blodigrinne on the Drusenfluh ( Austria ), difficulty AC
Gauablickhöhle on the north side of the Sulzfluh ( Austria ), partly through the cave system, Grade C
Saulakopf, east wall ( Austria ), difficulty DE
Gargellner heads with rope bridge ( Austria ), Grade C

To this end, numerous practice scrambling and climbing gardens come in Montafon and Prättigau.

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