Glungezer Hütte

Description of mountain hut:
A characteristic southeast panorama of Innsbruck is formed by a distinct mountain broad ridge, which runs in the direction of east-west. The entire ridge is very meek, it seems almost as a high mountain plateau. Ascents are possible both on local peaks and on the other peaks, which are projecting from this "plateau". Among the peaks on the west reigns the peak Patscherkofel (there is a television transmitter with height 67 meters, well visible also from the valley), and on the east much higher peaks Glungezer and Sonnenspitze.
Access to the peaks of this mountain group it is possible to shorten a lot with two cableways, which operate all year. Those cableways are Patscherkofelbahn and Glungezerbahn. Between both cableways runs a popular tourist high mountain path Zirbenweg ("stone pine trail"; stone pine is a rare species of a pine) (9 km, 3:00h). The entire broad ridge is famous for its lush high mountain flora (in the beginning of the summer there are blooming sites of rhododendron) and for great views on Innsbruck, valley of river Inn and on the mountain chain north from Innsbruck (so-called Nordkette).
Glungezerhütte is a mountain hut, which is situated in the eastern part of the described ridge. It is placed on the saddle between the peaks Glungezer and Sonnenspitze (both are from the mountain hut easy accessible; 10 minutes on both).
Two more interesting facts. Legendary alpinist from the middle of 20th century, from Innsbruck Hermann Buhl, began his mountain career right on Glungezer - ascent with his father, he got as a gift for his tenth birthday. In the winter of the year 1964 (29th February) in a very bad weather conditions in the east cliffs of Glungezer the plane crashed, all 83 people on the plane died (memorial plaque on the secondary peak).

Surroundings within radius of 0.5 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 20 30 km:

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Eggalm, Glungezer, Hungerburg (Innsbruck), Innsbruck Baggersee (Roßau), Kolsassberg (Hoferlift), Patscherkofel, Patscherkofel, Serlesbahnen, Serleslifte Mieders Bergstation Koppeneck II, Sistrans, Sistrans - Nordkette, Tulfes (Glungezerbahn - Zirbensee), Wattens (Swarovski Kristallwelten), Weerberg (Hüttegglift)