Mullwitzkogel, Alpine summit in Lienz District, Austria.
Mullwitzkogel is a 2,767-metre summit in the Venediger Group above Prägraten am Großvenediger. A marked hiking trail, built in 2008 and opened in 2009, leads from the Ströden car park to the top in about 4.5 hours. The route crosses the Isel on a large bridge, then climbs the steep meadow slope in numerous switchbacks before traversing east toward the summit.
The mountain received an alternative name, Wiesbauerspitze, in 2007 through a marketing initiative tied to a cycling event sponsored by a sausage manufacturer. This renaming triggered later discussions about naming rights for peaks.
The Austrian Alpine Club maintains traditional mountaineering practices by preserving the original name Mullwitzkogel in their official mapping documentation.
The marked trail starts at the Ströden parking area and follows the path past the Pebell and Islitzeralm alpine pastures and the Umbalfälle water trail toward the Clarahütte. After roughly 1.5 to 2 hours, turn north just past a large bridge over the Isel. The route then climbs about 500 metres in many switchbacks up the steep meadow slope before crossing eastward to the summit, taking around 4.5 hours in total.
Austrian landowners can rename peaks without regulatory approval, a fact that created legal questions when applied to this mountain. The situation reveals an unusual aspect of property rights in Alpine regions.
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