Kitzsteinhorn
Sign in to saveThe Kitzsteinhorn is a mountain in the High Tauern range of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria. It is part of the Glockner Group and reaches a height of AA. The Kitzsteinhorn Glaciers are a popular ski area.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Kitzsteinhorn
- Mountain.photo
- Kitzsteinhorn3.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Kitzsteinhorn peak (left) above the Schmiedingerkees glacier, as seen from Schmittenhöhe, about 16 km to the North
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3,203
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 439
- Mountain.map
- Austria
- Mountain.relief
- 1
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location within Austria
- Mountain.map_size
- 300
- Mountain.label_position
- bottom
- Mountain.location
- Salzburg, Austria
- Mountain.range
- Glockner GroupHigh Tauern
- Mountain.listing
- Alpine mountains above 3000 m
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1828 by Johann Entacher
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The Kitzsteinhorn is a mountain in the High Tauern range of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria. It is part of the Glockner Group and reaches a height of AA. The Kitzsteinhorn Glaciers are a popular ski area.
==Geography== The mountain is located north of the Alpine crest within the municipal area of Kaprun, Salzburg. It was first climbed in 1828 by local mountaineer Johann Entacher.