Setzberg, Mountain summit in Bavaria, Germany
Setzberg is a 1,706-metre summit in the Mangfall Mountains, part of Bavaria's Northern Limestone Alps, near Rottach-Egern above the Tegernsee valley. It is climbed as an easy mountain hike from Sutten or from Rottach-Egern via the Wallberghaus, and routes continue over to the Wallberg and the Risserkogel.
The sources record no first ascent or early documentation for Setzberg; the summit is documented only as a 1,706 m peak of the Mangfallgebirge, reached by simple mountain hikes from Sutten or from Rottach-Egern via the Wallberghaus. The Chinese-language entry gives 1,712 m and an average annual rainfall of 1,764 mm.
The Setzberg lies in the Mangfallgebirge, and its slopes are grazed in the Alpine summer pasture season. Walkers coming up from Sutten or from Rottach-Egern over the Wallberghaus cross these pastures, where cattle and the huts of the Almwirtschaft mark the working landscape rather than a story told about the peak.
The summit is reached by a simple mountain hike, either from Sutten or from Rottach-Egern via the Wallberghaus. Transitions to the Wallberg and the Risserkogel are possible. The routes are not technically difficult, but sure footing is needed on the high ground.
The Setzberg is climbed as a simple mountain hike from Sutten or from Rottach-Egern via the Wallberghaus, and it connects by ridge routes to the Wallberg and the Risserkogel, so walkers can link several summits in one day.
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