Kirchbachspitze

Kirchbachspitze

Page Type Page Type: Mountain/Rock
Location Lat/Lon: 46.69278°N / 10.99731°E
Activities Activities: Hiking
Seasons Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Additional Information Elevation: 9682 ft / 2951 m
Sign the Climber's Log

Overview

Peak in Italian side of Ötztaler Alpen (It. Alpi Venoste). It is situated on southern part of these mountains. Kirchbachspitze is one of summits in Texelgruppe. (Naturpark Texelgruppe - Parco Naturale Tessa)
Sources give different heights - from 2951 to 3053 meters. Like many peaks in Alps on Kirchbachspitze is a cross with book, where you can add your log. From summit is very vie view - to south, including: Adamello - Presanella, Brenta, Ortler Group. Impressive is difference to the valley - more than 2000 m, view like from a plane.

View to Hochwart from Kirchbachspitze
Summit with cross

Getting There

From Austria - motorway A22 - through Brenner Pass, next in Bolzano route SS 38 to Merano and Naturno/Naturns
or - from Reschen Pass route 180/SS 40
From Switzerland - Engandin: Zennez - Route 28 - to Mustair and next to Naturno

Red Tape

No limitations

Camping

At a height of 2280 is small post - shepherd hut?, with places to sleeping bags. In Naturno is nice camping, and many other accomoddation possibility (hotels, rooms)

External Links

route

Route

Two marked paths leading to the summit of Kirchbachspitze.
I climbed on route No. 6. We can drive by car, on narrows, alpine road - to farm - about 1500m. From here steep, narrow path. From fam - abou 1500 meters of height difference: 3 - 4 hours. Near summit watch for loose stones and slippery droppings of sheep :-)
another possibily - here -
route No10

Map

Mapa


Parents 

Parents

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