Page Type: | Mountain/Rock |
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Lat/Lon: | 47.23000°N / 13.84996°E |
Activities: | Hiking, Scrambling, Skiing |
Season: | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
Elevation: | 8996 ft / 2742 m |
This page is about the 2742 meter high Roteck in Niedere Tauern. This is not the only peak in the Alps called Roteck: there is a higher “brother” in South Tyrol, in the Texel Group: Roteck / Monte Rosso (3337 m). There is a Roteck (1156 m) in Germany, too.
Our Roteck is the 3rd highest peak in Niedere Tauern. Only Hochgolling (2862 m) and Hochwildstelle (2747 m) are higher. All these 3 peaks are in in the subgroup called Schladminger Tauern. And one of the subgroups of Schladminger Tauern is the Preber Group. Roteck is the highest peak of Preber Group.
Preber is the neighbouring peak of Roteck, and 2 meter lower. Still Preber is better known. Less detailed maps show Preber but not Roteck. Preber is frequented by much more people. Why? I think that many factors cumulate in this popularity:
• Preber has a more characteristic name than Roteck
• Preber is nearer to Preber See (Lake of Preber) that is the best trailhead to both peaks. And Preber can be seen from the road leading to Preber See, while Roteck is hidden behind Preber
• Preber has a gentle southern slope, and it makes this mountain a popular ski destination. Roteck is a wilder, much more rugged mountain
• Preber is easier for hikers. It requires no technical skills, while to Roteck some scrambling is needed, too
Roteck and Preber are connected with a ridge, and the lowest point of this ridge is called Mühlbachtörl (2478 m). Mühlbachtörl and Preber are the southeast from Roteck. The northern neightbour of Roteck is Grosse Barbara Spitze (2726 m). On the south there is Golzhöhe (2580 m) while Stier Kogel (2505 m) and Som Spitze (2405 m) are the western sub-peaks.
Each sides of Roteck are quite steep. The steepest is the north-eastern face – it is almost vertical. Due to its height is is bare rock – if we don’t consider some surviving grasses and flowers at some spots.
Roteck is on the administrative border between Styria and the land of Salzburg.
Preberhalterhütte – on 1862 m a.s.l
Grazer Hütte – on 1896 m a.s.l
Homepage: http://grazer-huette.members.cablelink.at/
Mösl Hütte – on 1600 m a.s.l.
Homepage: http://huetten.wanderdoerfer.at/huetten/mosl-hutte/
Naturcamping Peterbauernhof
Homepage: http://www.peterbauernhof.at/en/index.php
Wald Camping
Homepage: http://www.camping-tamsweg.at/
Online hiking map of Austria: www.austrianmap.at