Wannig

For the river of Bavaria, Germany, see Wannig (river).

The Wannig (also Hochwannig or Wanneck) is a 2,493-metre-high mountain in the Mieming Chain in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Wannig
Wannig (the lower peak on the right) seen from the Nassereither Alm
Highest point
Elevation	2,493 m (AA) (8,179 ft)
Prominence	704 m (2,310 ft)
Coordinates	47°20′15″N 10°51′45″E
Geography
Wannig Location in the Alps
Location	Tyrol, Austria
Parent range	Mieming Chain
Geology
Rock type	Wetterstein limestone
Climbing
First ascent	first recreational ascent: L. Höß, G. Beyrer on 28 August 1894 via the Handschuhspitzen
Normal route	Fern Pass – Nassereither Alm – Wannig

Location

The Wannig forms the western end of the Mieming Range. To the southwest lies the village of Nassereith in the Gurgltal valley, to the south is the Holzleiten Saddle that links the Gurgltal with the Mieming Plateau. To the north lies the Fern Pass, a crossing from the Gurgltal to Biberwier in the Ehrwald Basin. To the east the Mieming Chain continues with the Handschuhspitzen and the Marienbergjoch (1,789 m).

The upper 400m of the Wannig are characterised by crags and boulder fields, below which is a wide belt of mountain pine. In the lower regions of its western and southern slopes are the remains of old mine workings. Here in the Feigenstein Field (Revier Feigenstein), lead and zinc ore (Smithsonite) was mined.

Ascents

The Wannig is usually climbed from the Nassereither Alm (1,718 m, also called the Muthenaualm) to the northwest, which can be reached from the Fern Pass, from Albangerle north of Nassereith, from Biberwier or from the Marienbergjoch. This route runs across the western flank, the Green Wanne (Grüne Wanne), to the summit (UIAA grade I in places). Another route from Nassereith meets this path at a height of about 1,780 m.

From the Marienbergjoch the Wannig can be climbed from the Handschuhspitzen (UIAA I); other ascents along the north arête (UIAA I) and the north face (UIAA III) are rarely used.

Literature

Rudolf Wutscher (1989), Österreichischer Alpenverein; Deutscher Alpenverein; Alpenverein Südtirol (eds.), Alpenvereinsführer Mieminger Kette (in German), München: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, pp. 160–161, ISBN 3-7633-1099-1

External links

Peter Simon. "Das Bergbaurevier Feigenstein". Kulturverein und Arbeitsgemeinschaft historischer Bergbau Nassereith. Retrieved 12 September 2008.

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  The Handschuhspitzen seen from the Wannig
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  Nassereith seen from the Wannig
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  Mining on the Wannig in a copperplate from the 18th century