# Loreakopf

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Loreakopf
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Loreakopf.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreakopf
> Source revision: 1355765534
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Infobox mountain
| name=Loreakopf
| image=Loreakopf vom Aufstiegsweg.jpg
| image_caption=View of the peak from the south ridge
| elevation_m=2471
| elevation_ref=<ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger|pid=13695|name=Loreakopf|access-date=2021-01-14}}</ref>
| prominence_m=907
| prominence_ref=<ref name=peakbagger/>
| range=[Lechtal Alps](/source/Lechtal_Alps)
| parent_peak=
| listing=
| location=[Tyrol](/source/Tyrol_(state)), [Austria](/source/Austria)
| map=Austria
| map_caption=Location in Austria
| label_position=right
| coordinates={{coord|47|21|15|N|10|46|18|E|type:mountain_region:IT_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref=
}}

The '''Loreakopf''', also occasionally referred to as the '''Loreaspitze''', is a mountain in the [Lechtal Alps](/source/Lechtal_Alps) within the state of [Tyrol](/source/Tyrol_(state)), [Austria](/source/Austria).

== Geography ==
The mountain is located on the eastern side of the Lechtal Alps and is west of the [Fern Pass](/source/Fern_Pass). Its summit is connected by a northern ridge to multiple peaks of the massif, concluding at the [Roter Stein](/source/Roter_Stein) furthest north. The massif of the [Heiterwand](/source/Heiterwand) lies to the south, with the village of [Nassereith](/source/Nassereith) situated to the southeast.
__NOTOC__
== History ==
The mountain was likely first ascended by local shepherds or hunters, however the first ''documented'' ascent took place on 19 August 1840 by Karl Sander, as part of a geological survey for the ''geognostisch-montanistischen Vereins für Tirol und Vorarlberg''.<ref>Karl Bünsch: ''Die Berge der Loreagruppe und ihre Ersteigungsgeschichte'', German and Austrian Alpine Club, Band 61, Year 1930, Innsbruck, from page 143, [http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=oav&size=45 view in the digital archives of the Austrian national library]  (in German)</ref>

== Routes ==
The main route, the one also used by Sander in his 1840 ascent, starts from the Fern Pass and goes by the ''Loreahütte'' (an unstaffed [mountain hut](/source/mountain_hut)) before reaching the summit via the south ridge. The maximum [UIAA climbing scale](/source/Grade_(climbing)) grading for the rockier sections of this route do not exceed grade I, although a sure-footedness and [head for heights](/source/head_for_heights) is required.<ref>Heinz Groth: ''Alpenvereinsführer Lechtaler Alpen''. 3rd Ed. Bergverlag Rother, München 1981, {{ISBN|3-7633-1224-2}}, from page 505 (in German)</ref> There are also options to access the peak from the northwest via the ''Loreascharte'' (Lorea col).

== Panorama ==
{{Panorama
| image = Loreakopf Panorama.jpg
| height = 200
| caption = Panoramic view from the peak
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Mountains of Tyrol (state)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Loreakopf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreakopf) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreakopf?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.