Blender (mountain)
Looking around from east to Blender with Wiggen Bacher hamlet Notzen and OA 15 (front ) and telecommunications tower Blender
View over the Herrenwieser pond across and past the farmstead Herrenwies northwestward to Blender
The Blender book near mountain and Wiggensbach in the Swabian district Upper Allgäu region of Bavaria is a 1072.3 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in Kürnacher forest.
Geography
Location
The Blender rises in Kürnacher forest, a landscape of the Adelegg, in the municipalities book mountain and Wiggensbach area. It is 3.8 km north-northwest of the nuclear location of the former and 1.8 km south-southwest from that of the last-mentioned community. On the north flank of the mountain you will find the hamlet Hold Ried and Hino, northeast lie Wendelins and Unterriedenberg and east Notzen with the beyond lying Ermengerst, all belonging to Wiggensbach, on the southern slope is located with some east of the summit -standing houses Eschach mountain, at its southern foot lies maser and the Südwestfuß Wegscheidel, all belonging to book mountain. About 2.5 km to the southeast (each a straight line ), the Herrenwieser pond. North-north- west of the hilltop springs the Rohrach, southwest of the Kuernach, and southeast flows past the Koller Bach.
While the blender is not the highest peak in the vicinity, this is about 900 m west-northwest preferred drought Unterbichl (also called Dürrer Buhl, about 1077 m ), but the most striking. The highest elevation in the forest is the Kürnacher Ursersberg (approx. 1129 m), 3.5 km (air line) southwest of the Blender is.
Nature Spatial allocation
The Blender belongs within the Alpine foothills in the natural area Voralpines hill and moorland (No. 03) in the subunit Adelegg ( 023) to High ( Southern ) Adelegg ( 023.0 ) and as part of its northern and northeastern flanks of Northeastern Adelegg ( 023.1 ), where its landscape to the north, east and south into the foothills to the Iller ( Iller young moraine; 035) belonging Moränenhügelland book of mountain and Wiggensbach ( 035.02 ) drops.
Telecommunications tower Blender
On the rough stone, the south-western outskirts of the blender, is on 1057 m altitude in the municipality of Wiggensbach the 115 m high telecommunications tower Blender. He was supported by the German Federal Post Office in the years 1982/83 as a replacement for a lower steel lattice mast as a tower type (FMT 15) constructed and put into operation in October 1984. In addition to straightening and mobile communications tower broadcasting the Kempten regional radio station Radio RSA serves on the FM frequency 97.6 MHz.
Transport, walking and sports
Passing the Blender leads to the northeast between Wiggensbach and Ermengerst and in the east of Ermengerst towards Ahegg the county road OA 15 From this the branches Einödhof Herrenwies the south of the mountain to the village Wegscheidel running state road from 2376.
About the Blender lead several hiking trails, which are to deal with both on foot and by bicycle; an ascent is also possible for children. It lasts from the center Wiggen Bach from about one and a half hours to the summit. On Wiggen Bacher page also on the foothills a trim trail has been established. Hillside also runs the most difficult climb and summit point of the alpine marathons.
View opportunity
On a clear day the view from the Blender falls from the Alps among others, the 20.5 km south-southeast of lying Gruenten in the Allgäu Alps and to about 67 km south-east of nearby Zugspitze in Wettersteingebirge. On the other hand, offers the mountain with the tower a distinctive landmark for the surrounding area. He is with his telecommunications tower from all directions visible from afar.
Gallery
Weiler maser (front) and Eschach mountain ( above it ) with Blender and telecommunications tower Blender
View from Blender southeastward to the Allgäu Alps with mountain and Eschach maser in the foreground