Grossglockner
Sign in to saveThe Großglockner ( ), or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glockner Group of the Hohe Tauern range, situated along the main ridge of the Central Eastern Alps and the Alpine divide. The Pasterze, Austria's most extended glacier, lies on the Grossglockner's eastern slope.
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The Großglockner is Austria's highest mountain at 3,798 meters, standing as the tallest peak in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It holds significance as part of the Hohe Tauern range in the Central Eastern Alps and is home to the Pasterze, Austria's largest glacier.
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- Großglockner from behind the glass panorama tower.JPG
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- Großglockner from behind the glass panorama tower
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- 3798
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- 2423
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- Ranked 2nd in the Alps
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- Austria
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- Location of Großglockner in Austria
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- Country high pointUltra Alpine mountains above 3000 m
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- Carinthia & East Tyrol, Austria
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Location and area
- Topography
- History
- First ascent
- Development
- High Alpine Road
- See also
- References
- External links
The Großglockner ( ), or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glockner Group of the Hohe Tauern range, situated along the main ridge of the Central Eastern Alps and the Alpine divide. The Pasterze, Austria's most extended glacier, lies on the Grossglockner's eastern slope.
The characteristic pyramid-shaped peak actually consists of two pinnacles, the Großglockner and the Kleinglockner (, from German: groß 'big', klein 'small'), separated by the Glocknerscharte col.