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]

Valluga
Valluga as seen from Alpe Erlach
Highest point
Elevation2,809 m (9,216 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence572 m (1,877 ft)[3]
Isolation10.6 km (6.6 mi)[2]
Coordinates47°09′27″N 10°12′47″E / 47.15750°N 10.21306°E / 47.15750; 10.21306
Geography
Valluga is located in Alps
Valluga
Valluga
Location of Valluga in the Alps
LocationAustria
Parent rangeLechtal Alps
Plate on summit showing the border between Vorarlberg and Tyrol

Vallugabahn edit

 
Vallugabahn 1 at upper station

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

 
Summit of Valluga

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:

Ascents from settlements:

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Dieter Seibert: Lechtaler Alpen: Alpenvereinsführer alpin, Oberhaching, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Valluga on Peakbagger, accessed 2015-01-14.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ AMAP online: Österreichische Karte 1:200.000 (ÖK 200), accessed 2014-01-16.
  5. ^ Lift-World.info: 45-AT Vallugabahn 1, accessed 2015-01-15.
  6. ^ Lift-World.info: 6-AT Vallugabahn 2, accessed 2015-01-15.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ ÖVSV: Amateur radio repeaters in Austria Archived 2015-01-15 at the Wayback Machine, last updated 2015-01-08, accessed 2015-01-15.
  9. ^ ÖVSV: User-Frequenzen der Digis & BBS in OE Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, last updated August 2012, accessed 2015-01-15.
  10. ^ ÖVSV: OE7XVR ATV-Relais Valluga, last updated 2014-11-22, accessed 2015-01-15.
  11. ^ Deutscher Alpenverein: Ulmer Hütte, 2285 m, accessed 2015-02-21.
  12. ^ Deutscher Alpenverein: Stuttgarter Hütte, 2310 m, accessed 2015-02-21.