Kassianspitze

Kassianspitze from southwest to autumnal snow case of right Ritzlar, main peak and Samspitze

The Kassianspitze (Italian Cima di San Cassiano, 2581 m asl ) is a mountain on the southern edge of the Ostkamms Sarntaler the Alps and offers a comprehensive view of the Dolomites. The mountain is located less than a kilometer north of the Latzfonser Cross, an ancient pilgrimage site with a small sanctuary and shelter. The north-east location Fort Schell Charter ( 2299 m slm ) separates the mountain from the other burr profile with plank Horn ( 2543 m slm ) and scrap Horn ( 2590 m slm ). South of the Lückl ( 2376 m asl ) is the saddle over which the path from the Sarn Valley leads Latzfonser cross. From there, the southwest ridge extending to Villanderer mountain on no higher elevations more.

Southeast of Kassianspitze is preceded by a secondary peak, the 2526 meter high Ritzlar. Viewed from the southeast, from Eisacktal, Verdings or Latzfons, the Ritzlar blocks the view to the main summit. Southwest of the Kassianspitze there is another side peak with an altitude of 2563 meters, which is also called Samspitze. The main peak and two side peaks each carry a cross on the summit.

Routes

The usual increase in leads from Latzfonser Cross ( 2311 m slm ) slightly to marked path on Kassiansee over in less than an hour to the summit. Latzfonser Cross there are many opportunities increase, for example, from the east, from Kühhof about the Klausner hut in 2 hours, or from the west, from Reinwald in Durnholzer valley, at the Getrumalm over over the Lückl in about 3 hours.

Another possibility to increase the main summit of Kassianspitze represents the excess of the Ritzlar dar. little west of the hut, branches off from the normal ascent route directly north, climbing tracks and over the slightly exposed ridge leads to the so Ritzlar. After the somewhat steep descent on the north west side of the Ritzlar and crossing another Graterhebung the ridge leads almost flat northwest to Kassianspitze.

The southwestern side peak, the Samspitze, can be reached by a short descent on the broad ridge rising slightly on the partially somewhat narrow ridge from the Samspitze a descent to Lückl is possible.

Literature and Maps

• Barbara Klotzner (ed.): compass hiking book, Bolzano - Salto- Sciliar Ritten - Sarn Valley - Eggental. Fleischmann, Starnberg 1996, ISBN 3-87051 -406- X
• Topographic hiking map, Monti Sarenti / Sarntaler Alps, sheet 040, 1:25,000, Casa Editrice Tabacco, ISBN 88-8315-054-6