Valluga
| Valluga | |
|---|---|
 Valluga as seen from Alpe Erlach | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,809 m (9,216 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 572 m (1,877 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 10.6 km (6.6 mi)[2] |
| Coordinates | 47°09′27″N 10°12′47″E / 47.15750°N 10.21306°E |
| Geography | |
  Valluga Location of Valluga in the Alps | |
| Location | Austria |
| Parent range | Lechtal Alps |
Valluga is a 2,811 m (AA) high mountain in the Lechtal Alps.[1] The border between the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg runs over the summit. It is about 3 km north of the village St. Christoph am Arlberg and the Arlberg Pass.[4]
Vallugabahn[edit]
The summit of Valluga is accessible by an aerial tramway called Vallugabahn. This consists of two parts:
- Vallugabahn 1 has its valley station at 2091 m and its upper station at 2648 m.[5]
- Vallugabahn 2 has its lower station at 2642 m and its top station at 2811 m.[6]
Other infrastructures[edit]
In summer 2006 a C-band weather radar operated by Austro Control was installed on top of Valluga.[7]
Valluga hosts some amateur radio infrastructures: a 2-meter band amateur radio repeater (uplink 145.6875 MHz, Downlink 145.0875 MHz) and a packet radio digipeater. Both have a common callsign OE7XVR.[8][9] Between 2004 and 2010 there was also an amateur television repeater (callsign OE7XSI) with interlinks other repeaters in Austria, Switzerland and Germany.[10]
Ascents[edit]
Ascents from alpine club huts:
- From Ulmer Hütte (2285 m) in two hours.[1][11]
- From Stuttgarter Hütte (2310 m) in two and a half hours.[1][12]
Ascents from settlements:
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Dieter Seibert: Lechtaler Alpen: Alpenvereinsführer alpin, Oberhaching, 2008.
- ^ a b Valluga on Peakbagger, accessed 2015-01-14.
- ^ a b Clem Clements, Jonathan de Ferranti, Eberhard Jurgalski, Mark Trengove: The 2500 m SUMMITS of AUSTRIA – 443 peaks of between 2500 m and 2999 m with at least 150 m of prominence, October 2011, accessed 2015-02-21.
- ^ AMAP online: Österreichische Karte 1:200.000 (ÖK 200), accessed 2014-01-16.
- ^ Lift-World.info: 45-AT Vallugabahn 1, accessed 2015-01-15.
- ^ Lift-World.info: 6-AT Vallugabahn 2, accessed 2015-01-15.
- ^ H. Paulitsch, F. Teschl, and W. L. Randeu: Dual-polarization C-band weather radar algorithms for rain rate estimation and hydrometeor classification in an alpine region, Advances in Geosciences, 20, 3–8, 2009.
- ^ ÖVSV: Amateur radio repeaters in Austria Archived 2015-01-15 at the Wayback Machine, last updated 2015-01-08, accessed 2015-01-15.
- ^ ÖVSV: User-Frequenzen der Digis & BBS in OE Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, last updated August 2012, accessed 2015-01-15.
- ^ ÖVSV: OE7XVR ATV-Relais Valluga, last updated 2014-11-22, accessed 2015-01-15.
- ^ Deutscher Alpenverein: Ulmer Hütte, 2285 m, accessed 2015-02-21.
- ^ Deutscher Alpenverein: Stuttgarter Hütte, 2310 m, accessed 2015-02-21.