Langkofel Group
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| Langkofel Group | |
|---|---|
The Langkofel Group against the evening skies. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Langkofel |
| Elevation | 3,181 m s.l.m. |
| Geography | |
| State(s) | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy |
| Range coordinates | 46°31′29″N 11°44′07″E / 46.52472°N 11.73528°E |
| Parent range | Dolomites |
The Langkofel Group (Ladin: Grupa dl Saslonch, Italian: Gruppo del Sassolungo) is a massif in the (western) Dolomites of the Italian Alps. It separates Gröden (to the north) and the Fassa valley (to the south), as well as the Sella massif (to the east) and the Rosengarten (to the west). Northwest of the Langkofel is the Seiser Alm. The highest point in the range is the eponymous Langkofel with a height of 3,181 metres. Taken together, the summits of the Langkofel form an arc which is only open towards the northwest. Within this arc there is only one small mountain, the Langkofelkarspitze, so that the group surrounds a kind of "inner courtyard".
The region was formed in the early Triassic period (about 230 million years ago) as a coral reef in a shallow tropical sea. Hard limestone was able to form on the outside of the reef, whilst the rock in the interior remained brittle and was quickly eroded away following the uplifting of the range. This left a garland of mountains which, in a clockwise direction, are the Langkofel, Langkofeleck, Fünffingerspitze, Grohmannspitze, Innerkoflerturm, Zahnkofel and Plattkofel.
Summits
- Grohmannspitze (Italian: Punta Grohmann, Sasso Levante, Ladin: Sas da duman)
- Innerkoflerturm
- Zahnkofel (Il Dente/l Dënt)
- Langkofelkarspitze
- Plattkofel (Sasso Piatto/Sasplat)
- Fünffingerspitze (Punta Cinquedita)
- Langkofel (Sasso Lungo/Saslonch)
- Langkofel Group, labelled
- Aerial photograph of the Langkofel Group
- The group seen from the Plans de Cunfin
- The Langkofel Group from the Sella pass
- Gondola of the Telecabin Forcella del Sassolungo
