Bolsterlanger Horn

Bolsterlanger Horn
Bolsterlanger Horn
	The Bolsterlanger Horn in the centre. Behind the Grünten
Highest point
Elevation	1,586.2 m above sea level (NN) (5,204 ft)
Prominence	46 m ↓ Col between it and the Weiherkopf
Isolation	0.6 km → Weiherkopf
Coordinates	47°27′34″N 10°12′30″E / 47.45944°N 10.20833��ECoordinates: 47°27′34″N 10°12′30″E / 47.45944°N 10.20833°E
Geography
	Bolsterlanger Horn Bavaria, Germany
Parent range	Prealps west of the Iller, Allgäu Alps
Geology
Mountain type	grass mountain
Type of rock	flysch
Climbing
First ascent	by locals

The Bolsterlanger Horn is a grass mountain in the Allgäu Alps in Bavaria. Because its 1,586-metre-high summit rises above Bolsterlang, it is the local mountain (Hausberg) of this village. The Bolsterlanger Horn is part of the Hörner Group and its southernmost peak. The topographic prominence of the Bolsterlanger Horn is at least 46 metres,^[1] its isolation is 600 metres, the Weiherkopf being the reference summit.^[2]

Ascent[]

The normal route runs from the top station of the along a forest path and only takes about a 10-minute walk to the top.

Features[]

In 2009 the path to the summit from the Hörnerbahn was made into a "reflection" walk.

Summit cross[]

At the top is a summit cross with mirrors which light up in the sunshine.

References and footnotes[]

^ The exact value is unknown; the given value is a minimum (- it could be around 19 m more). It was estimated from the spacing of the 20 m contour lines on the 1:25,000 scale map of the area.
^ Bavarian Survey Department: BayernViewer 2.0 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

External links[]

Information about the Hörnerbahn

[1] The exact value is unknown; the given value is a minimum (- it could be around 19 m more). It was estimated from the spacing of the 20 m contour lines on the 1:25,000 scale map of the area.

[2] Bavarian Survey Department: BayernViewer 2.0 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

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