Titlis

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Titlis
Titlis W.jpg
Titlis and Klein Titlis (right) from the west
Highest point
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Parent peak Dammastock
Listing Canton high point
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Geography
Titlis is located in Switzerland
Titlis
Titlis
Location in Switzerland
Location Obwalden/Berne, Switzerland
(massif partially in Nidwalden)
Parent range Uri Alps
Geology
Mountain type Limestone
Climbing
First ascent 1739

Titlis (also Mount Titlis) is a mountain of the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Berne. At 3,238 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the range north of the Susten Pass, between the Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland. It is mainly accessed from Engelberg (Obwalden) on the north side and is famous as the site of the world's first revolving cable car. The cable car system connects Engelberg to the summit of Klein Titlis (3,028 m) through the three stages of Gerschnialp (1,262 m), Trübsee (1,796 m) and Stand (2,428 m).

The last part of cable car way leads above the glacier. At Klein Titlis, it is possible to visit an illuminated glacier cave from an entrance within the cable-car station, which also includes shops and restaurants. The Titlis Cliff Walk, the highest elevation suspension bridge in Europe, opened in December 2012, giving views across the Alps.

Geography

The south-east spur seen from the Grassen

Titlis straddles the border between Obwalden and Berne. The main summit of Titlis (sometimes distinguished by the name Gross Titlis) and Klein Titlis are both located between the municipalities of Engelberg on the north and Gadmen on the south. The Titlis massif is also partially located in Nidwalden, where the highest point of that canton is found: the Rotstöckli (2,901 m). Titlis itself is the highest point in Obwalden and in the valley of Engelberg. East of Titlis is the Grassen, where the borders between the cantons of Obwalden, Berne and Uri converge. The Geographical centre of Switzerland is situated about 15 kilometers west of the mountain.

Titlis is the highest mountain in the portion of the Uri Alps north of the Susten Pass. This part of the range is located between the valleys of the Hasli (west) and the Reuss (east), thus separating the waters feeding the basins of the Aar and Reuss respectively. On the north side the valley of Engelberg (Engelbergertal) is drained by the Engelberger Aa, a tributary of the Reuss. The valley is located southwards from Lake Lucerne.

The northern side of the massif is covered by the Titlis Glacier (Titlisgletscher). The south steep and rocky face rises above the Wenden Glacier. The east side overlooks a glacier named Firnalpeligletscher.

History

In earlier times, Titlis was known under the names Wendenstock or Nollen. The Reissend Nollen and the Wendenstöcke are the nearest western neighbours to the mountain, slightly lower than Titlis, but with sharp rugged peaks.[3] In a document of 1435 the mountain is called Tuttelsberg (Tutilos mountain), referencing to a man named Tutilos, who was probably a local farmer. The name, from Tutilos Berg, became Titlisberg and later Titlis.[4]

The first ascent of Titlis was probably made in the year 1739. It was done by Ignaz Herz, J. E. Waser and two other men from Engelberg.[5] The first written evidence of an ascent is found in the Engelberger Dokumente. They mention a party of four men that reached the summit in 1744.[3]

On 21 January 1904 the first ski ascent of Titlis was made by Joseph Kuster and Willi Amrhein.[6]

In March 1967 the cable car to Klein Titlis (3,032 m) was inaugurated.

In December 2012, the Titlis Cliff Walk opened to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Engelberg-Gerschnialp cableway.

Weather

The summit of Titlis is located above the snow line, thus it has a cold, snowy climate with permanent snow cover and freezing temperatures.

Climate data for Jungfraujoch
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 −9.8
(14.4)		 −7.8
(18)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 1.7
(35.1)		 1.6
(34.9)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −7.2
(19)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −4.9
(23.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5)		 −14.2
(6.4)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 −10.8
(12.6)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −12.3
(9.9)		 −7.9
(17.8)
Average low °C (°F) −16.6
(2.1)		 −16.8
(1.8)		 −15.7
(3.7)		 −13.4
(7.9)		 −9
(16)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 −12.8
(9)		 −15.3
(4.5)		 −10.4
(13.3)
Source: MeteoSchweiz [7]

Gallery

  • Engelberg-Titlis cableway

  • Titlis Glacier

  • Titlis cable car

See also

References

  1. ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps [1] and Google Earth. The key col is the Susten Pass (2,260 m).
  2. ↑ Retrieved from Google Earth. The nearest point of higher elevation is north of the Chli Sustenhorn.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Titlis brauchtumschweiz.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-16
  4. ↑ Berge und ihre Namen berge.ch. Retrieved 2010-02-16
  5. ↑ Kev Reynolds, Alpine pass route: Sargans to Montreux, p. 82
  6. ↑ History of skiing fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2010-02-16
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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