Schalfkogel
Schalfkogel as seen from the north from the Firmisan pass
Highest point
Elevation3,540 m (11,610 ft)
Prominence355 m (1,165 ft)
Parent peakGrosser Ramolkogel
Isolation4.4 km (2.7 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingAlpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates46°48′06″N 10°57′33″E / 46.80167°N 10.95917°E / 46.80167; 10.95917
Geography
Schalfkogel is located in Austria
Schalfkogel
Schalfkogel
Austria
LocationTyrol, Austria
Parent rangeÖtztal Alps
Climbing
First ascent1830 by Frédéric Mercey
Easiest routeSouth 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

  1. "2009 Schalfkogel avalanche", Wikipedia, 2019-06-29, retrieved 2019-07-20
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