Guggersee

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Guggersee
Guggersee Trettachspitze Maedelegabel Hochfrottspitze.JPG
The Guggersee. Behind: the Trettachspitze, Mädelegabel and Hochfrottspitze
Guggersee is located in Bavaria
Guggersee
Guggersee
LocationOberallgäu, Bavaria, Germany
Coordinates47°19′01″N 10°14′57″E / 47.31697°N 10.249166°E / 47.31697; 10.249166Coordinates: 47°19′01″N 10°14′57″E / 47.31697°N 10.249166°E / 47.31697; 10.249166
Primary outflowsinto the Stillach
Max. width0.025 km (0.016 mi)
Surface area0.000843 km2 (0.000325 sq mi)
Shore length10.119 km (0.074 mi)
Surface elevation1,709 m (5,607 ft)
Islandsnone
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Guggersee is a small mountain lake in the Southeastern Walsertal Mountains (Südöstliche Walsertaler Berge), a subgroup of the Allgäu Alps.

It is located at a height of 1,709 metres,[1] above the valley in the municipality of Oberstdorf. The lake lies 1,035 metres as the crow flies southwest of and below the Alpgundkopf (2,177 m) on a Panorama Way (Panoramaweg)[1] between in the valley and the (2,013 m). On this path, 455 metres southwest at a height of 1,727 metres, is the alm of Vordere Tauferbergsalpe. From Birgsau the lake is about 2 hours walk.

The lake is 49 metres long and a maximum of 25 metres wide. It has a shore length of 119 metres and an area of around 843 m².[2] Formerly it was up to 75 metres long, but the northern part has silted up.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kompass walking, cycling and ski touring map: Sheet 03 Oberstdorf, Kleinwalsertal (1:25,000). ISBN 978-3-8549-1231-6 (as at: 2009).
  2. ^ Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung BayernViewer 2.0 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 January 2011 (measured from the aerial photograph)

External links[]

  • Guggersee – Information about the lake at oberstdorf.de
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