Hochkalter
Sign in to saveAt , 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).
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Hochkalter
- Mountain.photo
- Hochkalter.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- View of the Hochkalter and Blaueis, from the north
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2606.9
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 663
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Watzmann
- Mountain.map
- Alps
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in the Alps
- Mountain.map_size
- 250
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.location
- Germany (Bavaria)
- Mountain.range
- Berchtesgaden Alps
- Mountain.first_ascent
- Prince-Bishop Schwarzenberg with Gemminger, Tatz and Wein, 1830
- Mountain.easiest_route
- From the Ofen valley, grade I
- Mountain.normal_route
- over the "Schönen Fleck" from the Blaueishütte, grade II
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 4.5
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Geology of the Hochkalter mountains
- Rockfalls
- Hochkalter, 2.607 m
- Schärtenspitze, 2.153 m
- Ofentalhörnl, 2.513 m
- Hocheisspitze, 2.523 m
- Kammerlinghorn, 2.483 m
- Palfelhörner, 2.222 und 2.073 m
- Seehorn, 2.321 m
- Overview of the Hochkalter summits
- References
- Sources
- External links
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 Hochkalter massif lies west of the Watzmann massif and, like it, is located within the Berchtesgaden National Park. The Hochkalter mountains are divided into sub-groups known as the Hochkalter Group (Hochkalter-Gruppe), Hocheis Group (Hocheis-Gruppe) and Southern Wimbach Chain (Südliche Wimbachkette). The most important base for climbing this alpenstock is the German Alpine Club's Blaueis Hut (Blaueishütte, literally "Blue Ice Hut") which lies at a height of in the Blaueis Cirque (Blaueiskar) below the Blaueis, the most northern glacier in the Alps. Other mountain huts are the Bergheim Hirschbichl for the Hocheis Group, the Wimbachgries Hut (Wimbachgrieshütte) for climbs up the eastern flanks of the massif and the Ingolstädter Haus for the Southern Wimbach Chain.