Geißhorn

Geißhorn from Gemstelkoblach (south)

The Geißhorn (also Geißhorn Walser ) is a 2366 m above sea level. NN -high mountain in the Allgäu Alps on the German - Austrian border.

Geographical Location

About the Geißhorn the border between Bavaria ( Germany ) runs east and Vorarlberg ( Austria ) in the west. Southeast of Little Walser Valley, it is about 15.5 kilometers southwest of Oberstdorf, just 3.5 km north of Warth and about 4 km northeast of the Hochtannbergpasses. To the east the landscape falls in the valley of the small stream from Haldenwanger, which flows through the black horse in the Alps Bach Stillach, and to the northwest it falls into that little Gemstelbach, which flows into the Breitach.

North of the Geißhorns is the Liechelkopf ( 2384 m) and south of the Haldenwanger head ( 2002 m ) with the Haldenwanger corner beyond lying ( 1930.6 m); they are all also border mountains. To the west rises in Austria the Great Aries Stone ( 2533 m) with its northern foothills Little Aries Stone ( 2236 m).

The Vertical separation of Geißhorns is at least 186 meters, his dominance at 1000 meters, where in each case the reference Liechelkopf mountain is.

Ascent

The summit is from the east of the Mindelheimer hut on the south ridge marked path scalable. The saddle below the south ridge But it may also be reached from the north, from Bödmen by the Gemstelbachtal.