Ragazer Blanken, Mountain summit in Vorarlberg, Austria
Ragazer Blanken is a 2,051 m secondary summit of the Hochblanken in the Damüls mountains of the Bregenz Forest range, in the municipality of Damüls, Vorarlberg. The marked peak with the summit cross is a sharp point on the northern side, where bare rock drops steeply; the actual summit is a gentle rise 55 m to the east and 1 m higher. A chairlift of the Damüls Mellau ski area reaches the southern slope, and its Ragaz top station is the highest point of the ski area.
Ragazer Blanken is a secondary summit of the Hochblanken, and the marked peak with the summit cross stands at 2,051 m; the actual highest point lies 55 m to the east and is one metre higher. The summit is the eastern end of a roughly ten-kilometre ridge running from the Sünser Spitze (2,061 m) past the Hochblanken (2,068 m), Hohe Licht (2,005 m) and Damülser Mittagsspitze (2,095 m) to the Klippern (2,066 m). Its north face drops as bare rock into the Hohe Kugel – Hoher Freschen – Mellental nature reserve, while the south side is opened by the Ragaz chairlift of the Damüls Mellau ski area, whose top station is the highest point of the ski area.
The summit cross stands at 2,051 m, while the true high point is a gentle rise 55 m to the east, one metre higher. The Ragaz chairlift of the Damüls Mellau ski area reaches its top station on the south side, making this the highest point of the ski area in winter.
The peak is accessible via marked hiking trails rated at moderate difficulty level T2. The nearby village of Damüls provides lodging, food, and other basic services needed by hikers visiting the area.
The summit cross stands at 2,051 m, but the true summit is a gentle rise 55 m to the east, one metre higher. The Ragaz chairlift's top station, the highest point of the Damüls-Mellau ski area, reaches the south side.
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