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Viewpoint Viewpoint · Ötztal Alps · 2,953 m

Weißmaurachjoch

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  • View of the Weißmaurach Lake, above it Waze, Verpeilspitze, and Rofelewand
    View of the Weißmaurach Lake, above it Waze, Verpeilspitze, and Rofelewand
    Photo: Wolfgang Gurk, DAV Sektion Rüsselsheim
Hochalpiner Übergang vom Pitz- in das Ötztal, 2.959 m. Prächtige Aussicht auf die östl. Ötztaler Alpen und zum Stubai. Aufstieg von Westen (von der Rüsselsheimer Hütte) über Moränenschutt, zuletzt über mit Ketten versicherter Steig hinauf zum Joch. Von Osten (vom Ötztal) durch die Schotterhänge des oberen Weiten Kars, zuletzt über mit Seilen versicherten Steig entlang der Felsen in Südrichtung hinauf zum Joch.

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46.987425, 10.909939
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46°59'14.7"N 10°54'35.8"E
UTM
32T 645236 5205537
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