Schalfkogel
Schalfkogel | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,540 m (11,610 ft) |
Prominence | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
Parent peak | Grosser Ramolkogel |
Isolation | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°48′06″N 10°57′33″E / 46.80167°N 10.95917°ECoordinates: 46°48′06″N 10°57′33″E / 46.80167°N 10.95917°E |
Geography | |
Schalfkogel Austria | |
Location | Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Ötztal Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1830 by Frédéric Mercey |
Easiest route | South ridge |
The Schalfkogel is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps.
Avalanche[]
The 2009 Schalfkogel avalanche occurred in the municipality of Sölden (20km from the town itself), Austria on 3 May 2009. Six people were killed, five Czechs and one Slovak, when the disaster struck in the 3,500-metre (11,000 ft) Schalfkogel mountain range. The corpses were discovered to have been frozen. It was the deadliest avalanche to occur in Austria since March 2000. Although avalanches are a regular occurrence in the region, they mainly kill individuals as opposed to entire groups.[1]
References[]
- ^ , Wikipedia, 2019-06-29, retrieved 2019-07-20
Categories:
- Mountains of Tyrol (state)
- Mountains of the Alps
- Alpine three-thousanders
- Ötztal Alps