Berchtesgaden Alps

The Königssee () is a natural lake in the southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.

The Watzmann () is a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps south of the village of Berchtesgaden. It is the third highest in Germany, and the highest located entirely on German territory.

Werfen () is a market town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is mainly known for medieval Hohenwerfen Castle and the Eisriesenwelt ice cave, the largest in the world.

The '''''' (Eagle's Nest) is a building situated atop the Kehlstein, a rocky promontory above Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden, in southeastern Germany. Completed in 1938, it was commissioned by the Nazi Party for official and social functions and was visited by Adolf Hitler on at least fourteen documented occasions.

The Hochkönig is a mountain group containing the highest mountain (Hochkönig) in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Salzburgerland, Austria. The Berchtesgaden Alps form part of the Northern Limestone Alps.

mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps

Pfarrwerfen is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

municipality in Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria

thumb|320px|View from Kehlsteinhaus Obersalzberg is a mountainside retreat situated above the market town of Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Germany. Located about south-east of Munich, close to the border with Austria, it is best known as the site of Adolf Hitler's former mountain residence, the Berghof, and of the mountaintop Kehlsteinhaus, popularly known in the English-speaking world as the "Eagle's Nest". The Kehlsteinhaus today serves as a restaurant and tourist attraction. The rest of the Nazi-era buildings were demolished in the 1950s, but that history is preserved in the Dokumentationszentr

The Untersberg is the northernmost massif of the Berchtesgaden Alps, a prominent spur straddling the border between Berchtesgaden, Germany and Salzburg, Austria. The highest peak of the table-top mountain is the Berchtesgaden Hochthron at .

mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps at the border Salzburg / Bavaria

thumb|The Röthbach Waterfall in September thumb|View from the top, at low water in October The Röthbachfall () is the highest waterfall in Germany, with a vertical drop of 470 metres (1540 ft). The waterfall is located in the Berchtesgaden area on the Obersee lake. One way to visit the waterfall is to take the electric boat across lake Königssee to Salet and then to hike up to the Obersee. This remote location has led to the erroneous claim that the highest waterfall in Germany is the more accessible Triberg Waterfall even though Triberg has a drop of only 163 metres.

Königssee

mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps at the border Salzburg / Bavaria

Schönfeldspitze is, with an elevation of , the second highest mountain (after Selbhorn) in the Steinernes Meer, a sub-range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. It is located in the Austrian state of Salzburg, close to the German border.

mountain range in the Berchtesgaden Alps along the border of Austria and Germany

lake near Schönau am Königssee, Germany

Selbhorn is with an elevation of the highest mountain in the Steinernes Meer, a sub-range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. It is located in the Austrian state Salzburg, close to the German border.

The Stadelhorn (2,286 m) is the highest and most prominent peak in the Reiter Alm on the Austro‑German border, lying on the boundary between Bavaria and Salzburg.

The Torsäule () is a very steep, about 500-metre-high limestone formation on the eastern flank of the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps.

At , the Hochkalter in the Berchtesgaden Alps is the highest peak in the massif of the same name and therefore one of the highest mountains in Germany. The Hochkalter Massif (German: Hochkalterstock or Hochkaltermassiv) is also called the Hochkalter mountains (German: Hochkaltergebirge).

The Karkopf is a mountain, 1,738 m, and the highest peak of the whole Lattengebirge range in the German state of Bavaria. It lies exactly on the boundary between the municipality of Bayerisch Gmain (parish of Forst St. Zeno) to the west and the municipality of Bischofswiesen (parish of Bischofswiesener Forst) to the east.

mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps in Salzburg

The Funtenseetauern is a 2,579 m high border peak between Germany and Austria on the northern edge of the Steinernes Meer, one of the nine massifs of the Berchtesgaden Alps. The Funtenseetauern rises south of Berchtesgaden, its broad shoulder towering over the lakes of Königssee and Obersee. To the northwest of the Funtenseetauern and linked to it by a ridge is the Stuhljoch (2,448 m), whose Stuhlwand rock face drops steeply into the bowl of the Funtensee.

river in Germany

The Schneibstein is a mountain, above sea level, in the Hagen Mountains range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. Located on the border between Germany (Bavaria) and Austria (Salzburg), it is popular with tourists and day-trippers due to its ease of access and panoramic views.

Funtensee is a karst lake on the Steinernes Meer plateau in Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the larger of two sinkholes (also referred to as uvala). The area is known for record low temperatures, up to 30 °C (54 °F) lower than the surrounding area. Its primary inflows are the Steingraben, Stuhlgraben and Rennergraben streams.

The Hochseiler (also Hochsailer) is a mountain, , in the Hochkönig massif within the Berchtesgaden Alps. It lies on the boundary between the districts of Zell am See and St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

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mountain in the Berchtesgadener Alps at the border Salzburg / Bavaria

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mountain in Berchtesgaden Alps in Salzburg

The Schoberköpfe are several ridge-shaped peaks, arranged along the eastern edge of the Hochkönig plateau in the Berchtesgaden Alps, and which lie in a semi-circular arc that opens towards the east facing the Salzach valley:

The Kahlersberg is a mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps (Hagen Mountains) in the Berchtesgaden Alps on the border between Germany (Bavaria) and Austria (Salzburg).

mountain range

Wagendrischelhorn is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany. At 2251 metres in height, it is the third highest peak of the Reiter Alpe in the Berchtesgaden Alps after the Stadelhorn and the Großes Häuselhorn. It is separated from the Stadelhorn to the south by the 2,055 m high Mayrbergscharte, and from the Großer Häuselhorn to the north by an unnamed gap at around 2,125 m above sea level. The Wagendrischelhorn stands in the middle of the three highest peaks of the Reiter Alpe and its summit is the easiest to access. It separates the 2055 metre high Mayrbergscharte from the southern Stadelhorn and an u

Viehkogel is a high mountain of Bavaria, Germany. It is located with the Steinernes Meer, a sub-range of the Berchtesgadener Alps.

The Ahornbüchsenkopf is a northern subpeak of the Hoher Göll, high, in the Berchtesgaden Alps in the county of Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, Germany, and the state of Salzburg in Austria.

mountain in Bavaria, Germany

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mountain in Germany (Steinernes Meer)

The Schottmalhorn is an edge summit of the Reiter Alm in the Berchtesgaden Alps, in Bavaria, Germany. It stands at an elevation of above sea level (NHN). Despite its low prominence and isolation, the Schottmalhorn provides a surprisingly good panoramic view of the entire Reiter Alm and its peaks. Additionally, the view to the east includes the Hoher Göll, Großer Priel, and Dachstein, while to the southeast, the Watzmann and Hochkalter can be seen. To the south are the Großglockner and Leoganger Steinberge, and to the west and north are the Chiemgau Alps with the Sonntagshorn and Hochstaufen. T

The Hocheisspitze is a 2,523 m high mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps, over which the border between Germany and Austria runs. It is also the highest mountain in the eponymous Hocheis Group that belongs to the Hochkalter Massif.

The Lamkopf (also Lammkopf) is a mountain, , in the Hochkönig massif within the Berchtesgaden Alps. It lies in the Zell am See in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

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The Lattengebirge, also sometimes called the Latten Mountains, are a mountain range up to in the county of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. They form a subgroup of the Berchtesgaden Alps and forms the northern end of its parent range.

The Teufelshörner ("Devil's Horns") are a pair of mountains on the German-Austrian border in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The two peaks, which form a mountain ridge, are the Großes Teufelshorn ("Great Devil's Horn", 2,363 m) and the Kleines Teufelshorn ("Little Devil's Horn", 2,283 m).

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Laubwand is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

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glacier in the Hochkönig Massiv in Salzburg

Ameisnockenkopf is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

The Blaueis ("blue ice") is the northernmost glacier in the Alps and lies within the municipality of Ramsau in the Bavarian part of the Berchtesgaden Alps.

Edelweißlahnerkopf is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

The Bratschenköpfe, consisting of the Großer Bratschenkopf () and Kleiner Bratschenkopf (), are two peaks in the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The lie in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Dötzenkopf is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.

mountain in the Reiter Alm in Bavaria

The Mühlsturzhörner are two summits in the Reiter Alm in the Berchtesgaden Alps in the Upper Bavarian county of Berchtesgadener Land. The Großes Mühlsturzhorn is and its top is around 300 metres southeast of the Stadelhorn, not far from the border between Bavaria and Salzburg in Austria. The Kleines Mühlsturzhorn is located 280 metres east-northeast and has a height of .