Sarntal Alps

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The Sarntaler Alps (Italian: Alpi Sarentine ) are a mountain range in South Tyrol (Italy). The mountain range is bounded by the River Adige, Eisack Passeiertal Jaufenpass. The road connection via the Penser Joch ( 2215 m slm, winter) shares the mountain range into a western and eastern part, connects Sterzing with Bolzano and performs the Sarn Valley. Especially the northern parts of the mountain range are still relatively undeveloped for tourism in South Tyrol conditions and therefore not as crowded.

The highest peak is the Hirzer ( 2781 m slm ). The entire mountain range can be achieved by walking in about seven days on the so-called ' horseshoe Tour' on deserted, but well-marked mountains paths. On the Ritten north of Bolzano there is the famous geological phenomenon of the earth pyramids. The pilgrimage church Latzfonser cross is with 2311 m slm one of the highest places of pilgrimage in Europe.

Geology

While stretch out the main ridges in a north-south direction, the geological units run primarily in the southwest-northeast direction. Often the Sarntaler Alps are allocated to the Rhaetian Alps, which geologically, however, applies only to the northwestern area. Along the line Meran- Rabenstein - Durnholz - free field runs the so-called Periadriatic seam which here runs congruent with the Judikarienlinie which geologically separates the Central Alps of the Southern Alps. Accordingly multiform are the rocks that make up the mountains. In the north- west ( White Horn, Hochwart, Hirzer ) slowly withering slate gneiss reddish- brown color dominate, similar to the neighboring Ötztal Alps. The rock formations in the southwest ( Ifinger, plate spikes) along the Judikarienlinie are Periadriatic intrusives, mainly tonalite ( Ifinger - tonalite ), in the North East ( Tatschspitze ) emerge again. The eastern region of the mountain range (Jacob tip Kassianspitze ) is composed of geschiefertem, colorful occurring Brixner quartz phyllite, the more easily eroded and thus forms less high and bold formations. The entire southern part ( line Tschögglberg - Vill Anders Berg ) eventually dominated by Bozen quartz porphyry, which belongs to the powerful board of Etschtaler volcanic group and after all, even up to 2600 m high mountain formations formed. In addition comes a lesser extent Val Gardena Sandstone ago ( Val Gardena Formation) at Hafling and Renon.

Topography

The Sarntaler Alps surround horseshoe shape the Sarn valley and its tributary valleys. The mountain range is divided into two long, roughly extending in a north-south direction combs, the eastern ridge and the western ridge, which meet at Penser yoke.

West ridge

The western ridge has mainly in its northern part on short side branches. The surveys of this train exceed those of Ostkammes significantly. Among the more significant peaks in this northwestern group between Penser and Wannser yoke count the Penser White Horn ( 2705 m), the Zinseler ( 2422 m), the Jaufenspitze ( 2481 m ) and the high Wart ( 2747 m).

In its central part project with the Hirzer ( 2781 m) and the Alplerspitze ( 2748 m), the two highest peaks in the Alps on Sarntaler. South of the ridge merges into a massive granite bar, whose highest peak, the ( Front ) is Verdinser plate top ( 2680 m). Recently, this group Scena projects again with the boldly shaped Ifinger ( 2581 m), a popular mountain Merano.

In the southern part of the west ridge of the mountain flattens the ridge of the Tschögglberg who has no prominent peak shapes more.

Eastern Edge

The eastern ridge is much more structured than the western ridge and sends more side branches. Significant peaks in the northern half of the eastern main ridge are the Tatschspitze ( 2528 m), the days Waldhorn ( 2,708 m ), the Jacob peak ( 2742 m), the scrap Horn ( 2590 m), the Plank Horn ( 2543 m) and the Kassianspitze ( 2581 m ).

From Eisacktaler side due to the penetration of the Flaggertals and Schalderer valley the formation of larger side branches. The Flaggertal the south and the north valley Schalderer limiting ridge into account inter alia the Karspitze (2,517 m), the Schalderer valley south ridge limiting the Lorenzispitze ( 2483 m) and the Königanger peak ( 2439 m).

On Sarntaler side, the most important side branch of the Ostkamms, namely the Sarntaler medial ridge is (also called Gentersbergkamm ). This dissolves the Hörtlanerspitze ( 2660 m) from the eastern main ridge runs short to the northwest and then bends to the southwest, which he limited the long Durnholzer valley west side. Significant peaks in the central ridge are the Gentersbergspitze ( 2411 m), Hofer peak ( 2438 m) and the ladder top ( 2375 m) as the southern terminus. As an additional side branch there is the Getrumkamm which protrudes from the Kassianspitze westwards into the valley and the lower Durnholzer Plank Horn ( 2589 m) and the Getrumspitze bears ( 2590 m).

South of the Kassianspitze flattens the east ridge from significantly gentler mountain forms after the last more significant elevations of Villanderer mountain ( 2509 m ) and the Rittner Horn ( 2260 m) in the ridge of the Ritten end.

Accommodation and Refuges

  • Penser Joch-Haus ( 2215 m slm, at the pass )
  • Flaggerschartenhütte ( 2481 m slm, also Marburger hut)
  • Radlseehütte ( 2284 m s.l.m., AVS)
  • Hirzerhütte (1983 m s.l.m. )
  • Ifingerhütte ( 2721 m s.l.m., CAI)
  • Merano hut (1937 m s.l.m., AVS)
  • Klausner hut (1923 m s.l.m., CAI)
  • Latzfonser Cross Hospice ( 2311 m s.l.m. )
  • Rittner Horn House ( 2261 m s.l.m., CAI)
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