Unterberghorn

Unterberghorn from north view

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The Unterberghorn is a 1773 m above sea level. A. high, isolated massif of the Wilder Kaiser mountains in the district of Kitzbühel in Tyrol. The north side is accessible by lifts for skiing and hiking tourism.

Location and landscape

The double peaks (side peaks Hefferthorn, 1735 m ) provided Horn is the local mountain of places Kössen (near the Bavarian border ) and St. Johann in Tyrol, between which it is - to the west of the Valley of Großache - builds. It is all the more to advantage, as each of the two resorts is located in a pronounced basin. On the east side of the valley Achen Fellhornbahn achieved in the Chiemgau Alps with 1764 m almost the same height.

The rock walls of belonging to the Northern Limestone Alps mountain Stocks mostly run in a north-south direction, suggesting regular pressure conditions in the alpiden orogeny. In both directions are also deep trenches. Eastern and north- backs are Almen country.

The weather-related extreme changes in water flow to the north contributes to temporary flooding in the area of Kössen.

Development

On the eastern side lies a vast pasture, the Zellerinalm. An even more extensive pasture occupies the north relatively gently sloping back, the lower mountain is called. Between this ridge and the Unterbergalm ( 1278 m) runs a cable car, while below the hut is accessible by a good road, and the whole northern slope by ski lifts.

The popular holiday and ski resort ( Unterberghorn tracks ) is also increasingly being used again for hiking, as well as of the paragliders and hang-gliders. The cable cars are Schröcksnadel group.