Bschießer

Bschiesser and Stuibenkopf from Kühgundkopf

The Bschiesser ( in official maps works also B'schießer, Tyrolean also Bscheißer ) is a 2,000 meters, according to the Austrian measuring 1998 meters high mountain in the Allgäu Alps.

Location

It lies in the southeast of the Rauhhornzug ​​Iselers and northwest of the Ponten. About the Summit is the boundary between Germany and Austria. The Vertical separation of Bschießers is at least 100 meters, his dominance at 600 meters, where in each case the reference Ponten mountain is.

Origin of the name

Due to its location in the German - Austrian border region, the mountain was frequently mentioned for the first time in 1561 than in ( the ) shit in Spiż. 1803 there was a mention as shit head. The Bscheißer is first recorded in 1819 in the Bavarian Uraufnahmeblatt. Similar to the also occurring in the Allgäu Alps mountain names Schüsser or Fürschießer says the naming of the woods, that is up to him to expect " down shooting " avalanches or pebbles.

Ascent

On the Bschiesser of marked hiking trails. The sloping steeply to the south South Rim is a popular climbing route (difficulty IV ), which is also often combined with a ski tour.