Büllelejochhütte

The Büllelejochhütte (Italian: Rifugio Pian di Cengia) is a private mountain hut in the South Tyrolean part of the Sesto Dolomites in Italy. It sits at an elevation of 2,528 metres below the summit of the Oberbachernspitze (2,675 m) within the Tre Cime Nature Park, administratively in the municipality of Sexten. The name Büllele derives from the word Bühel (hill). It is described by its official website as the smallest and highest mountain hut in the Sesto Dolomites, located in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. The hut was built in 1963 on the private initiative of Max Innerkofler, a grandson of the well-known mountain guide Sepp Innerkofler. After his death, it was run by his wife Brune Innerkofler and later handed over to leaseholders. The surrounding area still contains remnants of the World War I front line; the Büllelejoch, then occupied by Italian troops, was shelled during the war by Bavarian mountain troops who had transported a cannon to the Elferscharte. Access to the hut is typically from the valley town of Moos (1,339 m) in the municipality of Sexten, through the relatively flat Fischleintal via the Fischleinbodenhütte (1,454 m) to the Talschlusshütte (1,526 m) at the foot of the Einserkofel. From the Talschlusshütte there are two routes: one following the Bachertal over the Zsigmondyhütte (2,224 m) and westward over the Oberbachernjoch (2,519 m); the other through the Altensteiner Tal to the Dreizinnenhütte (2,405 m) and from there over the Büllelejoch (2,522 m). From Innichen, access is from the hikers' car park in the Innerfeldtal, reachable by bus, via the Dreischusterhütte (1,626 m) and on to the Dreizinnenhütte. From the south, the toll road from Misurina leads to the car park at the Auronzohütte (2,320 m), from where the route follows the road to the Lavaredohütte (2,344 m) and continues south around the Passportenkofel through the Cengia valley. Nearby peaks accessible from the hut include the western (2,635 m) and middle (2,675 m) summits of the Oberbachernspitze, requiring only 100 and 150 metres of ascent respectively. Other day-hike destinations are the Sandebühel (2,607 m), the Kanzel (2,531 m) and Monte Cengia (2,559 m). A via ferrata leads from the Oberbachernjoch to the Sandebühejoch over the Cengia ridge, whose highest point is 2,584 m. More demanding mountain tours can reach the Hochbrunnerschneid (3,046 m) and the Schusterplatte (2,957 m) in about three hours each.

The Büllelejochhütte was built in 1963 on the private initiative of Max Innerkofler, a grandson of the famous mountain guide Sepp Innerkofler. After Max Innerkofler's death, the hut was run by his wife, Brune Innerkofler, and later handed over to leaseholders. The area around the hut still contains remnants of the World War I front line. The Büllelejoch, at that time occupied by Italian troops, was shelled during the war by Bavarian mountain troops who had transported a cannon to the Elferscharte. The hut is situated at 2,528 m below the Oberbachernspitze (2,675 m) in the Tre Cime Nature Park, within the municipality of Sexten. Its name derives from the word Bühel (hill). It is described as the smallest and highest mountain hut in the Sesto Dolomites, located in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site.

• 1963

  Hut built on private initiative by Max Innerkofler.

• After Max Innerkofler's death, his wife Brune Innerkofler continued to run the hut.

• Hut later handed over to leaseholders.

Smallest and highest mountain hut in the Sesto Dolomites, UNESCO World Natural Heritage location.

• Mountain hut accommodation and dining

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2. 2Büllelejochhütte - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Büllelejochhütte - Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org