Acherkogel

Acherkogel

The Acherkogel from the northwest
Highest point
Elevation 3,008 m above sea level (AA) (9,869 ft)
Prominence 278 m Niederreichscharte
Isolation 2.3 km Hochreichkopf
Listing Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Coordinates 47°11′23″N 10°57′25″E / 47.18972°N 10.957°E / 47.18972; 10.957Coordinates: 47°11′23″N 10°57′25″E / 47.18972°N 10.957°E / 47.18972; 10.957
Geography
Acherkogel

Tyrol, Austria

Parent range Stubaier Alpen
Geology
Mountain type Granitic gneiss
rock summit
Climbing
First ascent 24 August 1881 Ludwig Purtscheller
Easiest route From Hochoetz via the Bielefelder Hut to the Mittertaler Scharte, continuing via the north face (UIAA Grade II, mostly I)

The Acherkogel is a mountain in the Austrian Alps with a 3,008 m (AA) high summit. It is the northernmost three-thousander in the state of Tyrol. It dominates the village of Oetz in the lower valley of the River Ötz, where high rock faces rise to the northwest and southwest. To the west, a sharp ridge leads down to the Achplatte (2,423 m) and Habicher Wand (2,176 m), another ridge strikes northeast to the 2,894 m high Maningkogel. Another sharp ridge heads southeast to the 2,954 m high Wechnerkogel. In the main, the Acherkogel has the character of a rocky peak, only to the north and east are there small snowfields.

It was first climbed on 24 August 1881 by Ludwig Purtscheller from the southeast and south ridge over a route that has not been used since. His climbing partner, the chamois hunter Franz Schnaiter from Kühtai, stayed behind on the south ridge when the climbing became very exposed.

Routes to the summit

Less frequented routes are:

Source

Klier, Heinrich; Walter Klier (1980). Alpenvereinsführer Stubaier Alpen (in German) (9th ed.). Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother. ISBN 3-7633-1212-9. 

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