Öfnerspitze
The Öfnerspitze is a rocky mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It is 2,576 metres (8,451 ft) high. It is southeast of the Krottenspitze, and joined to it by a flat piece of rock. It is made of Dolomite. There are no marked paths to the Öfnerspitze, and it is rarely climbed. It was first climbed in 1854 by a survey team.
| Öfnerspitze | |
|---|---|
 The Krottenspitze and Öfnerspitze from the Kratzer | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2576m |
| Prominence | 133 m ↓ Marchergang → Großer Krottenkopf |
| Isolation | 0.6 km → Großer Krottenkopf |
| Coordinates | 47°19′03″N 10°20′56″E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Allgäu Alps, (Hornbach chain) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Dolomite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | during an 1854 survey |
Gallery
The Krottenspitze and the Öfnerspitze
The Öfnerspitze from the Großer Krottenkopf
The summit of the Öfnerspitze
Sources
- Thaddäus Steiner: Allgäuer Bergnamen, Lindenberg, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89870-389-5
- Thaddäus Steiner: Die Flurnamen der Gemeinde Oberstdorf im Allgäu, Munich, Selbstverlag des Verbandes für Flurnamenforschung in Bayern, 1972
- Zettler/Groth: Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen. Munich, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother 1984. ISBN 3-7633-1111-4
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