Hochobir
Sign in to saveHochobir, with its peak at 2,139 m (7,018 ft), is the highest mountain in the Obir massif, located in the northern Karawanks range. Other notable peaks are Kuhberg (), Kleinobir (), Vielspitz (), and Altberg (). In the eastern part of the massif, there are the Obir dripstone caves, developed into show caves, and in the northern part, the Wildenstein Waterfall. From 1891 until its destruction in World War II, the summit housed the Hannwarte meteorological station. The 500 kg summit cross on Hochobir is made of metal, standing 7 meters high and 3 meters wide. It was erected in 1972. == Etymology
Key facts
- Mountain.photo
- Rosental Ost mit Hochobir und Petzen 13112007 21.jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2139
- Mountain.elevation_ref
- AT
- Mountain.location
- Carinthia, Austria
- Mountain.range
- Karawanks, Karawanks and Bacher Mountains
- Mountain.prominence
- 15.8
- Mountain.isolation
- 2139-1068
- Mountain.isolation_ref
- (Mrzla gora)
- Mountain.rock
- Wetterstein limestone
- Mountain.age
- Ladinian-Carnian
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Hochobir, with its peak at 2,139 m (7,018 ft), is the highest mountain in the Obir massif, located in the northern Karawanks range. Other notable peaks are Kuhberg (), Kleinobir (), Vielspitz (), and Altberg (). In the eastern part of the massif, there are the Obir dripstone caves, developed into show caves, and in the northern part, the Wildenstein Waterfall. From 1891 until its destruction in World War II, the summit housed the Hannwarte meteorological station. The 500 kg summit cross on Hochobir is made of metal, standing 7 meters high and 3 meters wide. It was erected in 1972. == Etymology == The name Obir is recorded as Obier in 1637 and can be traced back to the Slovenian word ober – giant. The term "Hochobir" was transferred from the nearby mining area to the Obir summit, and the Slovenian name Ojstrc means peak.
In the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt, Obirstraße is named after the massif. There are also Obirstraße in Völkermarkt and Eberndorf.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hochobir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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