Laugenspitze

Right of Large bases of the northwest, to the left of the Small alkalis

View from the Laugenspitze east

The Laugenspitze ( Italian: Monte Luco and Monte Lucco ) is with 2434 meters slm the highest mountain in the Nonsberggruppe in South Tyrol. Your distinctive twin peaks consists of the Great and Little alkalis alkalis.

Location

The Laugenspitze is located on the north of the Deutschnonsberg Nonsberggruppe, southwest of the Adige Valley. Because of its location to the south-west to beyond the 1785 m high Hofmahdjochs Ortler Alps but it is sometimes discussed in the Alpine literature in the wake of this mountain.

To the west lies the Marauntal, a side valley of the Val d'Ultimo. To the northeast lies the Great alkalis ( Monte Luco Grande) by the small Laugensee (Lago di Luco ) separately, the 2297 m high Small alkalis ( Monte Luco Piccolo, 46 ° 32 'N, 11 ° 6' O46.53732911.0960842297 ). To the east is the 1518 m high Gampenpass, of the south to Our Lady in the forest -St. Felix ( Senale - San Felice ) to the Adige Valley. Only about 500 meters southwest of the summit runs the border with the province of Trento.

On the slopes of the Laugenspitze several pastures, such as the Laugenalm (1853 m) in the southeast, the Upper Walschalm ( Malga Pradont, 1905 m) in the southwest and the Laugneralm (1748 m ) in the west.

Geology

The two caustic peaks are the remains of a volcano that has formed more than 250 million years and is related to the Etschtaler volcanic group. The Laugenspitze is largely composed of porphyry. The geomorphology of the mountain clearly shows glacial forms such as the Ice Age glaciers smooth polished rock back.

Alpinism

The Laugenspitze is accessible by several marked trails. The lightest of these paths leads on the gentle south ridge, he can be reached from Mitterbad in Marauntal, from Hofmahdjoch or from Gampenpass. A little steep, but is more popular the way across the rocky ridge, which is of the Gampenpass or Platzer, fraction of Mühlbach, made ​​accessible. This increase can be committed in the spring as a ski tour. Another path leads from the north ( Book in Marauntal ) and more recently on the northeast ridge.

The Laugenspitze is a popular vantage point, then offers an impressive panorama of the Texel in the north and the Ortler Mountains in the west. The Dolomites and the Brenta and Presanella can be seen from here.

History

Due to its exposed location, the Laugenspitze is considered particularly vulnerable thunderstorm, which is also expressed in numerous legends. So it was in the local population as the seat of weather witches.

The first known ascent of the Laugenspitze succeeded on August 24, 1552 the local nobleman Jakob von Boymont to Payrsberg, Regina von Brandis and their daughter Catherine Botsch. This is considered one of the first documented climbing a mountain at all, but in particular as the first known woman climbing in the history of mountaineering.

1901 Thomas Mann climbed the Laugenspitze occasion of his spa stay in Mitterbad / Val d'Ultimo and left the following poem: ... Often we went up to the mountains - to the benefit of our lungs. The Laugenpitze we climbed since - with the Doctor of Hartungen ".....

2007 on the Laugenspitze the summit library alkalis South Tyrol, an alpine BookCrossing project initiated.