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Unnamed?

Unnamed?

I thought that in the Alps every summit that's even remotely interesting has a name. However, neither my maps nor my guidebook provides a name for this one. The map gives an elevation of 2779m, and since it's close to the Kapuzinerjoch at 2701m, that implies a prominence of 78m. Not much perhaps, but in the Alps, summits with lesser prominence and less striking have a name, and sometimes even a summit cross. Perhaps I'm wrong, and this peak does have a name after all. If you know, please share it. Its coordinates are (47.010°N / 10.891°E), and this photo is taken from the south. 28 June 2012.
rgg
on Mar 27, 2013 1:43 am
Lat/Lon: 47.00400°N / 10.89300°E
Image Type(s): Hiking,  Informational,  Scenery
Image ID: 843869

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selinunte01

selinunte01 - Mar 27, 2013 8:22 am - Voted 10/10

A first guess....

... if your Kapuzinerjoch is also named Rötkarljoch (located between Gahwinden to the south, the starting point for Hohe Geige west ridge and Breitlehnjöchl to the north alongside Rüsselsheimer Weg) your summit is named Hoher Kopf (2784 m)after www.alpenkarten.eu;
I try to verify it with my maps at home.
Cheers, Michael

rgg

rgg - Mar 28, 2013 12:58 am - Hasn't voted

Re: A first guess....

That looks like a pretty good guess! I checked my guidebook again (the AV Führer Ötztaler Alpen), and now that I had a name to look for, I found it. The description, and especially the description of the south ridge route, matches up very well, so Hoher Kopf (2784m) it must be.

My Freytag & Berndt map as well as AMAP Austria don't give a name, but state an elevation of 2779m. I couldn't possibly say which elevation is better, but it's the same place.

Rötkarjoch is the old name of the Kapuzinerjoch:

Joch
Kapuzinerjoch, looking east


By the way, when I tried your link, it didn't work, and discovered it should be http://www.alpenkarte.eu.

Cheers, Rob

selinunte01

selinunte01 - Mar 29, 2013 9:54 am - Voted 10/10

Re: A first guess....

I checked my Alpenvereins map "Ötztaler Alpen, Kaunergrat-Geigenkamm, number 30/3: there it is: Hoher Kopf, a double summit, 2784 m and 2783 m being the two culmination points.
PS: it is alpenkarte.eu indeed!
Michael

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