Refuge

Anton-Renk-Hütte

Tirol · Autriche0 mGuardedVerified listing

The place

Anton-Renk-Hütte in the Ötztal Alps (Ötztaler Alpen), Sölden/Umhausen area (Tyrol, Austria), at 2261 m elevation, near the Italian border. An ÖAV alpine refuge dedicated to Anton Renk (Tyrolean mountaineer-poet, 19th century). Located in a zone of siliceous alpine grasslands, with rapidly retreating glaciers, part of the heritage of ascents of the Wildspitze (3768 m, the highest peak in North Tyrol under ÖAV).

The setting

Ötztal Alps, Sölden/Umhausen, Tyrol, 2261 m, near the Italian border, ÖAV, Anton Renk mountaineer-poet 19th century, Wildspitze 3768 m, highest peak in North Tyrol.