Glockner Group

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The Glockner group is a subgroup of the Austrian Central Alps in the Eastern Alps and is located in the central part of the Hohe Tauern in the course of the Alps.

The Glockner Group is located in Austria in the federal states of Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia. On the top of Eiskögele ( 3436 m above sea level. A. ) encounter the three states together.

The highest peak in the Glockner group, while the highest peak in Austria, the Grossglockner ( 3798 m above sea level. A. ), which is the mountain range its name. Major parts of the Glockner group belong to the core zone of the National Park Hohe Tauern. Can also be found in the Glockner group is the Pasterze, the largest glacier in Austria.

Boundary

The boundaries of the Glockner group are defined as follows: Salzach from Uttendorf to Rauris; Rauris valley to Wörth; Seidlwinkltal; Hochtor ( Grossglockner High Alpine Road); Tauernbach; Möll to confluence moss creek; Moss creek; Peischlachtörl; Peischlachbach; Kals am Grossglockner; Kals Bach; Villages Valley; Strand Lake; Kals Tauern; Weisssee; Weissbach; Grünsee; Enzinger ground; Stubachtal; Uttendorf.

Together with the Ankogelgroup, the Goldberg Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeckgruppe, the Granatspitzgruppe, the Venediger Villgratner the mountains and the Rieserfernergruppe forms the Glocknergruppe the large group of the Hohe Tauern.

Adjacent Mountain Ranges

The Glocknergruppe borders the following other mountain groups in the Alps:

  • Kitzbühel Alps ( in the northwest)
  • Salzburg Slate Alps (north-east )
  • Goldberg Group ( East)
  • Schober group ( in the south)
  • Granatspitzgruppe ( in the west)

Summit

All named three thousand in the Glockner group:

  • Grossglockner, 3798 meters above sea level. A.
  • Kleinglockner, 3770 m above sea level. A.
  • Glocknerwand, 3721 m above sea level. A.
  • Devil Horn, 3680 m above sea level. A.
  • Large Wiesbachhorn, 3564 m above sea level. A.
  • Romariswandköpfe, 3511 m above sea level. A.
  • Devil Kamp, 3511 m above sea level. A.
  • Schneewinkel head, 3476 m above sea level. A.
  • Johannisberg, 3453 m above sea level. A.
  • Eiskögele, 3426 m above sea level. A.
  • Klockerin, 3425 m above sea level. A.
  • Rear Bratschenkopf, 3413 m above sea level. A.
  • Front Bratschenkopf, 3401 m above sea level. A.
  • Big Bear's Head, 3396 m above sea level. A.
  • High Tenn., 3360 m above sea level. A.
  • Mean bear head is 3358 m above sea level. A.
  • High Dock, 3348 m above sea level. A.
  • High Riffl, 3338 m above sea level. A.
  • Fuscherkarkopf, 3331 m above sea level. A.
  • Snow peak, 3317 m above sea level. A.
  • Hohenwart head, 3308 m above sea level. A.
  • Small Wiesbachhorn, 3283 m above sea level. A.
  • Sinwelleck, 3281 m above sea level. A.
  • Gramul, 3276 m above sea level. A.
  • Front Bärenkopf, 3249 m above sea level. A.
  • Schwerteck, 3247 m above sea level. A.
  • Kellerskopf, 3239 m above sea level. A.
  • Luis head, 3207 m above sea level. A.
  • Hocheiser, 3206 m above sea level. A.
  • Kitzsteinhorn, 3203 m above sea level. A.
  • Hoher Kasten, 3189 m above sea level. A.
  • Schattseitköpfl, 3182 m above sea level. A.
  • Upper Fochezkopf, 3159 m above sea level. A.
  • Little Tenn, 3158 m above sea level. A.
  • Gamsspitze, 3157 m above sea level. A.
  • Breitkopf, 3154 m above sea level. A.
  • Skull, 3151 m above sea level. A.
  • Bauer Brach Head, 3125 m above sea level. A.
  • Schwarzköpfl, 3124 m above sea level. A.
  • Zwingkopf, 3117 m above sea level. A.
  • Free wall box, 3114 m above sea level. A.
  • Sword Head, 3099 m above sea level. A.
  • Racherin, 3092 m above sea level. A.
  • Kempsenkopf, 3090 m above sea level. A.
  • Long wall, 3087 m above sea level. A.
  • Grieskogel, 3066 m above sea level. A.
  • Blue heads, 3061 m above sea level. A.
  • Outdoor Wall Spitz, 3034 m above sea level. A.
  • Wasserradkopf, 3032 m above sea level. A.
  • Cross wall peak, 3031 m above sea level. A.
  • Spielmann, 3027 m above sea level. A.
  • Inch top, 3024 m above sea level. A.
  • Brennkogel, 3018 m above sea level. A.
  • Rifflkarkopf, 3016 m above sea level. A.
  • Basement wall, 3010 m above sea level. A.
  • Kristallspitzl, 3005 m above sea level. A.

Tourism

The area is heavily developed: The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (and their trip to the Franz- Josef - height), the road from Uttendorf to Enzingerboden, bus transfers to the reservoirs in Kaprun and the toll road from Kals am Grossglockner to Lucknerhaus allow, with by car and public transport to venture far into the mountains. A variety of alpine huts offers hikers and climbers accommodation:

  • Glocknerhaus, 2132 meters above sea level. A.
  • Hofmann hut, 2444 m above sea level. A.
  • Oberwalderhütte 2973 m above sea level. A.
  • Salmhütte, 2644 m above sea level. A.
  • Schwarzenberghütte, 2267 m above sea level. A.
  • Ebmatten - Fürthermoaralm, 1803 m above sea level. A.
  • Archduke Johann Hut, 3454 m above sea level. A.
  • Gliwice Steelworks, 2172 m above sea level. A.
  • Glorer hut at 2,642 m above sea level. A.
  • Heinrich- Schwaiger -Haus, 2802 m above sea level. A.
  • Krefeld hut, 2295 m above sea level. A.
  • Stüdlhütte, 2801 m above sea level. A.
  • Franz Josef's house, 2363 m above sea level. A.
  • Fuschertörlhaus 2445 m above sea level. A.
  • Lucknerhütte, 2241 m above sea level. A.

Energy

The energy industry in Austria and ÖBB use the water of the Glockner group for power generation at the sites Kaprun, Franz- Josef - height ( dam Margaritze ) and Enzingerboden ( Weisssee Tauernmoossee ).

Maps

  • German Alpine Association: Alpine Club card 40 Glocknergruppe. 9th edition, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-928777-87-4.
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