Lechquellen Mountains

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View of Lower Wildgrube tip Roggalspitze and Rhonspitze

The Lechquellengebirge is a small mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps. It is located entirely in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and includes the headwaters of the Lech, with its headwaters in a horseshoe shape and the upper Großwalsertal.

Naming

The term " Lechquellengebirge " is true without a doubt. For the greater part of the mountain range includes the young Lech with its two spring-fed streams and Formarinbach Spullerbach. Nevertheless, it is here a definition of art, created by Walther Flaig at a time when the development of mountaineering in the Alps was largely complete. Previously, the mountain range was designated as either Klostertaler Alps or equal to the Lech Valley Alps east of the Flex Pass included as well.

Concepts of art have made it difficult to enforce in everyday language. In contrast, there are the Alps groups that were named either after centuries or even millennia old names, such as the Rätikon or neighboring Verwall. Or does it take place after a designation from time immemorial known valleys, such as in the Ötztal Alps. It will take decades to the term " Lechquellengebirge " has prevailed as naturally as the name of other Alpine groups. The name will either prevail sometime or disappear. It is also unclear whether the UIAA or even the EU will eventually but work out and fix an internationally recognized classification of the Alps. Then the Lechquellengebirge is either officially or it will perish in other groups.

Boundary

From Bludenz, the boundary runs south along the Kloster to Flexenpass. From there, the boundary continues along the east Zürs and Lech and along the river Lech to the confluence of Krumbach. The Krumbach, the boundary in the north up to the Hochtannbergpass. From there, the border goes along the Seebach over the place Schröcken and continue along the Bregenzerach up to Au and the confluence of Argentina Bach. Then it's the Argenbach up until shortly before Damuels and further along the Faschinabachs in the west to Faschinajoch. From there it goes downhill to the Great Valley and along the Lutz to the confluence with the Ill. The Ill leads back to Bludenz.

The Flex Pass connects the Lechquellengebirge with the Lech Valley Alps. The Hochtannbergpass forms the connection to the Allgäu Alps. The Faschinajoch provides the connection to the Bregenzerwald Mountains.

Significant influence on the definition and delimitation of Lechquellen Mountains had Walther Flaig, a well-known alpine and leader author of Vorarlberg. The he created designation and classification was adopted by the AVE, the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps.

The Lechquellengebirge borders the following other mountain groups in the Alps:

  • Bregenzerwald Mountains ( to the north)
  • Allgäu Alps (north-east )
  • Lech Valley Alps (to the east )
  • Verwallgruppe ( in the south)
  • Rätikon ( in the southwest )

Subgroups

The Alpine Club leaders Lechquellengebirge shares the mountain range into the following subgroups:

  • Zitterklapfengruppe with Hochkünzelgrat
  • The group of Braunarlspitze
  • The Mohnenfluhgrat on Tannberg
  • The Karhorngruppe on Hochtannberg
  • John group in Diesner and Gadner schroef
  • The Stafelvedergrat in Großwalsertal
  • The Klostertaler Gamsfreiheit
  • The Formarin Sheep Mountain Group
  • The group of Red wall at Formarinsee
  • The Saladinagrat on Formarin
  • The Gehrengratgruppe to the Lech resources
  • The Spuller Schafsberg group
  • The group of Wildgrube tips
  • The Erzberggrat at Kloster

Summit

The 10 highest peaks of the mountain range Lechquellen:

  • Lower Wildgrube peak, 2753 m above sea level. A.
  • Red wall, 2704 m above sea level. A.
  • Big Grätlisgrat, 2702 m above sea level. A.
  • Mean Wildgrube peak, east peak, 2696 m above sea level. A.
  • Mean Wildgrube top, middle summit, 2695 m above sea level. A.
  • Red wall, east summit, 2688 m above sea level. A.
  • Needle, 2685 m above sea level. A.
  • Spuller Sheep Mountain, the main peak, 2679 m above sea level. A.
  • Roggalspitze, 2673 m above sea level. A.
  • Wasen peak, 2665 m above sea level. A.

Other well-known summit of Lechquellen Mountains, ordered by height:

  • Braunarlspitze, 2649 m above sea level. A.
  • High light, 2600m above sea level. A.
  • Mohnenfluh, 2544 m above sea level. A.
  • Karhorn, 2416 m above sea level. A.
  • Zitterklapfen, 2403 m above sea level. A.
  • Kuenzel high peak, 2,397 m above sea level. A.
  • Roggelskopf, 2284 m above sea level. A.
  • Feuerstein, 2271 m above sea level. A.
  • Warther Horn, 2257 m above sea level. A.
  • Gamsfreiheit, 2,211 m above sea level. A.
  • High predation, 1,979 m above sea level. A.

Passes and transitions

Except as set forth passes that connect the Lechquellengebirge with neighboring groups, there is no motorable by car transfer within Lechquellen Mountains.

Tourist significant transitions include

  • Rough yoke ( location of the Freiburger Hütte 1918 m above sea level. A. From the east via infrastructure available, the crossing is also carried out with mountain biking )
  • Spullersee (1827 m above sea level. A., transition from the Lech Valley Kloster )
  • Stierlochjoch (2011 m above sea level. A., access from the Lech Valley for Ravensburger Cottage )
  • Gamsboden (location Göppingen hut, 2245 m above sea level. A., vast karst landscape, the transition from the Great Walser Valley Lech Valley )

Geology

Similar to the northern and eastern regions neighboring the Lechquellengebirge is characterized by a large geological diversity. The predominant rock type is limestone ( Oberrätkalk ), with large deposits of karst areas. In addition there main dolomite and marl and marl spot of Lias occur.

Landscape

Geographically, the Lechquellengebirge is characterized by the contrast between the more gentle, sloping to the northeast and the Danube drained upper Lech Valley and the deep and partly rugged valleys draining to the Rhine. The watershed runs a horseshoe shape around the Lech resources around, and the larger slope towards the Rhine causes ( in geologically short periods of time ) more and more streams from the Rhine to be tapped and thus the watershed is moved continuously against Lech resources back. A similar phenomenon occurs south and west of the Danube sources (through the Wutach ) a.

The horseshoe-shaped watershed contributes also the highest peak, the summit plain of the southeast falls to the northwest against the Bregenz Forest.

The climate of the region is rich in precipitation and cool, the mountains are very snowy and often covered with snow until well into the high summer. Nevertheless, there are almost no glaciers. The area is ideal for skiing in winter - see Lech.

The fouling by trees is rather sparse. It is dominated by pines, stunted pines and very resistant against avalanches alders. The treeline is low, at about 1700-1800 meters. Chance the trees grow to about 1,900 meters. Noteworthy is the very versatile flowers.

The valleys were settled by the Walser called - a term that is found in many Tyrolean family name. Historically dominated Serviced, now tourism, especially winter tourism in Lech and the smaller resorts of Zürs, Stuben and Damuels.

Conservation

The Great Walser Valley Biosphere Reserve encompasses parts of Lechquellen Mountains. Particularly interesting are the core zones that need to be according to the specifications of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve component of any. In Lechquellengebirge there are two larger core areas, the Gadental and the area Faludriga Nova. The mountain forests in these core areas are no longer used for forestry in recent years. Thus, these core areas are already offering the in the Northern Limestone Alps rare image of near-natural mountain ( ur) forests with trees of different ages and a high proportion of dead wood. In the future, the value of these areas are likely to continue to increase conservation but also for tourism.

In Lechquellengebirge there are the following protected areas:

  • Gadental, established in 1987, 1,336 ha area
  • Gipslöcher Upper Lech set, 1988, 21 ha
  • Bödener rough pastures established in 1991, 16.5 ha
  • Faludriga Nova, established in 2003

Plant protection area:

  • Körbersee established in 1958, 451 ha

Natura 2000 sites:

  • Mountain forests Kloster
  • Gadental, established in 1995, area 1543.77 ha

Tourism

The ( toll ) Use of altitude roads allowing to penetrate in the car in the interior of the mountains up to an altitude of almost 2000 meters. But there are larger areas with pronounced seclusion.

Development

The Lechquellengebirge is undeveloped, apart from a few ski lifts and cable cars directly in Lech and Zürs from. In the valleys lead narrow toll roads, consists of Lech in summer a shuttle bus to the Lech resources. In contrast, the development is ideal for walkers - through a system of huts, which are connected by a trail. It follows the whole "horseshoe " of the summit, but it does - at least until the start of the peak summer months - some alpine experience ahead.

The southern edge of the Lechquellen Mountains follows the west ramp of the Arlberg railway. Their electricity is generated by water power from the impounded over Spullersee, which is 700 meters high above the Kloster in the southern part of the Lechquellen Mountains.

Huts of the Alpine Association

In Lechquellengebirge there are five mountain huts:

  • Biberacher hut 1842 m above sea level. A.
  • Ate Hut 1725 m above sea level. A.
  • Freiburger Hütte 1931 m above sea level. A.
  • Göppinger hut 2245 m above sea level. A.
  • Ravensburger Cottage 1948 meters altitude. A.

These cottages are, with the exception of Frassen Hut, part of Lechquellen round.

Remote / distance trails

The North alpine long-distance trail 01 ( Kalkalpenweg ) crosses the Lechquellengebirge as follows:

  • The leg 17 extends from Zürs to Damuels about the Madlochjoch that Ravensburger Cabin, The Freiburg hut, hut Göppinger and Biberach hut. The last section of Faschinajoch after Damuels is already in the Bregenzerwald Mountains.

The Via Alpina, a cross-border long-distance trail with five sub- paths through the whole Alps, also passes through the Lechquellengebirge.

The Red Trail Via Alpina runs with three stages through Lechquellengebirge as follows:

  • The stage R52 extends from the Mindelheimer hut to Schröcken. This is for the most part a location in the Allgäu Alps stage. However, between the Hochtannbergpass and Schröcken past the Kalbelesee and Körbersee the path runs through the already Lechquellengebirge.
  • The stage runs from R53 Schröcken book ground above the Schadona ( Biberach hut).
  • The stage runs from R54 book ground to St. Gerold. The second part of this stage is already in the Bregenzerwald Mountains.

Via ferrata

  • Ferrata at Karhorn ( 2416 m)
  • Panoramic via ferrata
  • Francesco Tarmann via ferrata ( Ludesch )

Panorama

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