| Salober | |
|---|---|
 The Salober from the SW, from the start of the northwest arête looking towards the Laufbacher Eck | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,088 m above sea level (NHN) (6,850 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°23′52″N 10°23′16″E / 47.39778°N 10.38778°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Allgäu Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | by locals |
The Salober ist a 2,088 -high grass mountain in the Allgäu Alps. It lies northeast of the Laufbacher Eck.
Its name[1][2] probably means Latin: saluber "healthy, smart, attractive" (also used of scenery).[3]
There are no signed paths to the top of the Salober. It can be accessed from the Feldalpe across trackless terrain. This climb requires a head for heights and sure-footedness. Occasionally the Salober is climbed as part of a crossing of the whole chain from the Giebel via the Berggächtle to the Laufbacher Eck by experienced mountaineers (Climbing grade: UIAA III).
The botany of the Salober is as rich as that of the other Allgäu grass mountains.[citation needed]
- ^ There is also a Saloberkopf by Tannberg, Salober near Füssen and Saloberalpe near Vils
- ^ Thaddäus Steiner: Allgäuer Bergnamen, Lindenberg, Kunstverlag Josef Fink, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89870-389-5, S. o.A.
- ^ Latin: salūber, –ris (m.);
(unknown article) in Beiträge zur Namenforschung, Vol. 41, Issues 1-4, Verlag C. Winter, 2006, p. 447 ([1], p. 447, at Google Books);
zum Vokabel siehe saluber, Duden online; saluber, English Wiktionary.