Schmittenhöhe

View from Thumersbach on Schmittenhoehe

Schmittenhöhebahn is a mountain with an altitude of 1,965 m above sea level. A. on the eastern edge of the Kitzbühel Alps.

It is the local mountain of the district capital of Zell am See, from where one was built in 1927 by Adolf Bleichert & Co. and since much- renovated cable car to the summit. It has a view of more than 30 three-thousand and Lake Zell, the basin and in the Saalachtal.

Sports

The Schmitt height is accessible by the slopes for winter sports. From the Schmittenhöhebahn many start -haul flights with a paraglider in the Pinzgau which due to its east-west orientation and its rectilinear course long flights.

Hotel Brand

On October 28, 2008, there was in located directly at the mountain station Hotel Schmittenhoehe a fire, the, mainly due to the exposed position, quickly developed into a major fire, in which almost the whole hotel was itself destroyed. 14 fire departments from the area fought for 10 hours against the flames.