Rote Säule (Tauern)

This article is about the mountain on the Tauern ridge. For the nearby peak of the same name on the Wallhorn ridge, see Rote Säule (Wallhorn).
Rote Säule

The Rote Säule seen from the Wildenkogel
Highest point
Elevation 2,993 m (AA) (9,820 ft)
Prominence 303 m ↓ Rotebenscharte
Isolation 3.4 km → Kratzenberg
Coordinates 47°08′47″N 12°26′38″E / 47.146389°N 12.443889°E / 47.146389; 12.443889Coordinates: 47°08′47″N 12°26′38″E / 47.146389°N 12.443889°E / 47.146389; 12.443889
Geography
Rote Säule

Salzburg and Tyrol, Austria

State/Province AT-5/AT-7
Parent range Venediger Group
Climbing
First ascent 1865 by Franz Keil (tourist and cartographer)
Normal route West ascent (I)

The Rote Säule (also Rote Saile[1]) is a mountain, 2,993 m (AA),[2] on the main chain of the Alps in the Venediger Group. It lies on the border between the Austrian states of Salzburg and East Tyrol.

Location and ascent

The Rote Säule is a peak in the extreme north of the district of Lienz. It is located on the main chain of the Tauern between the Roter Kogel (2,946 m (AA)) to the southeast and the Abretter (2,979 m (AA)) to the northwest, the Rote Säule being separated from the Abretter by the col of Abretterscharte (2,856 m (AA)). The Rote Säule has a wide north and east face. To the south are the remains of a glacier, the Gschlößkees. The Rote Säule may be climbed from the Venedigerhaus, the route branching off from the Sandebentörl path towards the northwest.

References

  1. ↑ Alpine Club map 1:25,000, Sheet 36, Venedigergruppe.
  2. ↑ Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen Österreich: Austrian Map online (Österreichische Karte 1:50,000).

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