Prominence 253 metres (830 ft) Elevation 2,506 m Parent range Tux Alps | Easiest route Easy walk or ski tour Mountain range Tux Alps | |
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Similar Kellerjoch, Kleiner Gilfert, Stanser Joch, Hochnissl, Marchkopf | ||
The Gilfert is a 2,506 metre high peak in the Tux Alps. It is the most northerly extent of the Rastkogel Massif and can therefore be seen from almost anywhere in the Lower Inn Valley.
Contents
- Map of Gilfert 6133 Austria
- Location and countrysideEdit
- PathsEdit
- Ski region versus nature reserveEdit
- References
Map of Gilfert, 6133, Austria
Location and countrysideEdit
The summit bears a large cross, as do the two northwesterly subpeaks (Wetterkreuz) and the northeasterly Sonntagsköpfl (2,244 m). Hollowed out of its eastern flank is Das Kar, an almost three-quarters enclosed rock basin (Felskessel). It is drained by the Lamarkbach stream into the lower Zillertal valley.
Although the massif of Gilfert-Rastkogel has a very distinctive ridge with many branches, the rock faces are mainly oriented in a north-south direction. This geological feature gives the heavily divided mountain group its own character.
PathsEdit
The summit of the Gilfert is easily climbed from Innerst near Weerberg (south side of the Inn valley) via the Nonsalm (1,785 m). The route from Innerst to Nonsalm can be climbed as a ski tour or with snow shoes in the winter and spring, because the route is relatively safe from avalanches. A second route runs almost parallel to it from Pill or the district town of Schwaz up to the summit.
Ski region versus nature reserveEdit
For many years discussions have taken place over whether to develop the Gilfert as a ski region, or designate it as a nature reserve. On the one hand, it has been envisaged for a long while to create a Gilfert-Rastkogel reserve (Ruhegebiet). On the other hand, the Inn valley municipalities around Weer have striven to provide access to the Hochfügen-Hochzillertal ski region, whose facilities would extend to the ridge. A regional planning policy decision about the future of the Central Alps around Hintertux is pending.