Kranzhorn

Seen Kranzhorn of Oberaudorf

The Kranzhorn is a 1,368 m above sea level. A. high mountain on the western edge of the Chiemgau Alps. Over its peak, the German - Austrian border between Bavaria and Tyrol runs.

The Kranzhorn and the opposite Wildbarren formed during the Ice Age, the Alpentor the Inn valley glacier.

On the German side of the mountain belongs to the municipality Nußdorf am Inn in the district of Rosenheim, on the Austrian side to the town of Erl in the district of Kufstein. The summit of the mountain carrying two summit crosses and is widely visible from the Inn Valley. From the summit you have a good view to the Wendelstein in the west and the Wilder Kaiser mountains in the south. The Kranzhorn belongs next to the Hochries and the Heuberg the most popular destinations for hikers in the Chiemgau Alps.