Hochalmspitze

The Hochalmspitze (3,360 metres above the Adriatic (11,020 ft)) is located east of Mallnitz in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is sometimes called "Tauern Queen" () as a counterpart to the "Tauern King", the Grossglockner.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Hochalmspitze
Mountain.photo: Taury 2.jpg
Mountain.photo_caption: Hochalmspitze
Mountain.elevation_m: 3360
Mountain.prominence_m: 942
Mountain.listing: Alpine mountains above 3000 m
Mountain.map: Alps
Mountain.map_caption: Location in the Alps
Mountain.location: Carinthia, Austria
Mountain.range: High TauernAnkogel Group
Mountain.first_ascent: 1859, by Paul Grohmann (?)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: mountain
Country: Austria
Located in: Mallnitz
Elevation: 3360
Image: Hochalmspitze from Säuleck.jpg
Significant event: first ascent

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Commons category: Hochalmspitze
topographic prominence: 942
located in protected area: Hohe Tauern National Park
topographic isolation: 45.6
mountain range: Ankogel Group

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==Geography== thumb|left|View from West The peak is situated slightly south the main ridge of the Central Eastern Alps and the Alpine divide. It actually consists of two pinnacles, the Schneeige Hochalmspitze and the higher Apere ("snowless") Hochalmspitze with the summit cross. It has glaciers on its eastern and southern sides. The neighbouring Großelendkopf peak, at , today counts as a separate mountain.

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