Panüelerkopf

Panüelerkopf
Panüelerkopf
	Panüeler Kopf as seen from Nenzinger Himmel (chapel St. Rochus in front)
Highest point
Elevation	2,859 m (9,380 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	143 m (469 ft) [2]
Isolation	2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi)
Coordinates	47°04′01″N09°40′47″E / 47.06694°N 9.67972°E Coordinates: 47°04′01″N09°40′47″E / 47.06694°N 9.67972°E
Geography
	Panüelerkopf Location of Panüeler Kopf in the Alps
Location	Vorarlberg, Austria
Parent range	Rätikon

Last updated April 30, 2019

The Panüeler Kopf (also called Panüler Kopf, Panüeler Kopf, short Panüeler or Panüler) is a mountain in the Austrian state Vorarlberg. The Panüeler Kopf is part of the Schesaplana group and with an elevation of 2,859 m (AA) the second highest mountain in the Rätikon mountain range. The 950 m high west face is the highest rock face in the Rätikon.^[1]

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising 9 federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km² (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly 9 million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal state (Bundesland) of Austria. It has the second-smallest area after Vienna, and although it has the second-smallest population, it also has the second-highest population density. It borders three countries: Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The only Austrian state that shares a border with Vorarlberg is Tyrol to the east.

The Schesaplana is the highest mountain in the Rätikon mountain range at the border between Vorarlberg, Austria and Graubunden, Switzerland. It has an elevation of 2,964.3 m (9,725 ft).

Summit of Panüeler Kopf
Summit cross

Ascents

Ascents from alpine club huts:

From Mannheimer Hütte in maximum one hour.^[1]
From Oberzalimhütte via the hiking path Straußsteig in three to four hours. The Straußsteig follows the north ridge of the Panüeler Kopf.^[1]

Climbing:

Difficulty is UIAA grade III. First ascensionists of this route were R. Jenny and F. Schatzmann in 1923.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Flaig, Günther (1982). Alpenvereinsführer Rätikon. Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother. pp. 229–230. ISBN 3-7633-1236-6.
1 2 Clements, C.; de Ferranti, J.; Jurgalski, E.; Trengove, M. (October 2011). "The 2500 m SUMMITS of AUSTRIA – 443 peaks of between 2500 m and 2999 m with at least 150 m of prominence" . Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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[flaig-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Flaig, Günther (1982). Alpenvereinsführer Rätikon. Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother. pp. 229–230. ISBN 3-7633-1236-6.

[clements_et_al-2] 1 2 Clements, C.; de Ferranti, J.; Jurgalski, E.; Trengove, M. (October 2011). "The 2500 m SUMMITS of AUSTRIA – 443 peaks of between 2500 m and 2999 m with at least 150 m of prominence" . Retrieved 22 February 2015.