Kitzbüheler Horn
Seen from the Kitzbühel Horn Hochgrubachkar ( Wilder Kaiser) from
The Kitzbühel Horn is one of the major mountains of the Kitzbühel Alps in Tyrol, in the eastern flank it is near the town of Kitzbühel. With a height of 1996 m above sea level. A. He just missed the two thousand mark.
At the same main peak there is a 102 m high TV tower of the ORF, the transmitting tower Kitzbühel Horn. It exists with the Harschbichl (1604 m) still a accessible from the north subordinate summit.
Tourism
The mountain is accessible by several cable cars and a toll scenic road from Kitzbuhel from, on a slope, there are several mountain economies. In a 1800 m altitude alpine flower garden is laid out in the mountain plants can be seen from all over the world despite the name.
Sports
Summer
The so-called Alpine House ( 1670 m above sea level. A., ⊙ 47.46694444444412.4291666666671670 ) was the goal of the queen stage at the Tour of Austria - in the last few years.
Every year in August, the International Kitzbühel Horn cycling race takes place. The track leads over the 7.4 km long toll road to the alpine house. The maximum slope on the final climb is 22.4 %. The record for the alpine house was erected by Thomas Rohregger, 2007, and 28:24 minutes.
On the St. Johann facing page there is a summer toboggan run. At the level of the middle station of the cable car of the town there is a small mountain lake. Both peaks are used extensively due to the rather well-developed ways not only by hikers, but also mountain bikers.
The Kitzbühel Horn seen from Gampenkogel out, in the background the Lofer Steinberg mountains
Winter
For the first time drove Franz Reisch in the spring of 1893 on skis down the Kitzbühel Horn.
Winter sports are offered at the Kitzbühel Horn to the north-west slopes of the mountain railways St. Johann. At the top and to the southeast of the mountain railways Kitzbühel operate lifts and slopes. A combination of the two ski areas on the mountain does not exist.
The Kitzbühel mountain railway maintains the following winter sports at the Kitzbühel Horn:
- Nature and family paradise
- Natural snow slopes
- Family-friendly departures
- Terrain for beginners
- Horn Mini New School Park
- Backcountry freerider
- Natural snow cross-country ski on the mountain
View from the Kitzbühel Horn northeast
View from the Kitzbühel Horn to the south
Black ski slope at the Kitzbühel Horn, view of the Wilden Kaiser