Sulzfluh Explained

Sulzfluh
Elevation M:2817
Prominence M:475
Prominence Ref:[1]
Parent Peak:Drusenfluh
Listing:Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
Map:Alps
Label Position:left
Coordinates:47.0126°N 9.8394°W
Location:Graubünden, Switzerland
Vorarlberg, Austria
Range:Rätikon
First Ascent:1782
Easiest Route:Mountain path on eastern face

The Sulzfluh is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Austria and Switzerland. The closest locality is St. Antönien, on the southern side.

It is well known by climbers and has a Via ferrata on the southern, Swiss face, in Graubünden. There are a total of six known caves into the limestone mountain, with lengths between 800 and 3000 or more yards, with all entrances on the Eastern side, in Switzerland.[2]

The eastern side has a mountain path of grade T4,[3] allowing non-climbers to reach the 2817 metre summit. This is part of a multi day walking route along the entire length of the Rätikon chain on the sunnier side, called "Prättigauer Höhenweg".[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Drusator (2,342 m).
  2. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/VNFE_15_0103-0114.pdf Biological report about Cave bear in the caves. (german)
  3. Hiking in Switzerland, degree of difficulty
  4. Hiking Switzerland past Sulzfluh, Graubünden