Silvrettahorn
Silvrettahorn with snow bell and shadow tip
The Silvrettahorn ( 3,244 m) is a glaciated mountain peaks of the Silvretta range in the eastern Alps.
Location
About the summit, the border between Switzerland (canton of Grisons ) and Austria (federal state of Vorarlberg ) runs. The Silvrettahorn with its neighboring peaks is bordered to the east and northeast by the Ochsental ( Quelltal the Ill ) with the 2-km long Ochsentaler glacier, in the north- west by the Kloster and on the south by the Silvretta glacier.
To the direct neighboring peaks of the Silvretta Horn include lying entirely on Austrian soil summit of the snow cover ( 3223 m above sea level. A. ), Shadow top ( 3202 m above sea level. A. ) and the Klostertaler Egghorns ( 3120 m above sea level. A. ). About the flung to the west ridge with the Rotfluh ( 3'166 m above sea level. M. ), and on the southeastern summit of the horn ( 3'207 m above sea level. M., after BEV 3210 m above sea level. A. ) runs the border.
Geology
The geological structure of the Silvretta horn is relatively complicated. It is part of the Silvretta nappe, which is the highest tectonic unit of the Alpine nappes in the area of Silvretta group. Parts of the crystalline basement rocks fell in the Alps formation under very high pressure, which led to the metamorphosis of the rock. Therefore one finds today in the area mica -rich gneiss, alternating with light granite and amphibolite.
Ascent
The Silvrettahorn was climbed in 1865 by Jules Jacot with two leaders for the first time. Starting points for mountain climbing are now on the Austrian side the Wiesbaden hut ( 2433 m above sea level. A. ) in Ochsental as well as on the Swiss side, the Silvretta Hut of the Swiss Alpine Club SAC at 2'341 m above sea level. M.