Hofmannskees
Hofmannskees is a glacier in Carinthia, Austria and has an elevation of 3,185 metres. Hofmannskees is situated nearby to the locality Salmhöhe, as well as near Äußeres Glocknerkar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grossglockner and Pasterze Glacier.
Grossglockner
Peak
Photo: DennisPeeters, Public domain.
The Großglockner, or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic, the highest mountain in Austria and highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass.
Pasterze Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Otberg, Public domain.
The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometres in length, is the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps. It lies within the Glockner Group of the High Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner.
Kleinglockner
Peak
Photo: Eintragung ins Nichts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
At the height of 3,770 metres the Kleinglockner is the third highest mountain summit in Austria. However, with a prominence of only 17 metres it is arguable whether it can be counted as an independent mountain, or just as a subpeak of the Großglockner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube and Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe.
Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube
Locality
Photo: Raul de Chissota, Public domain.
Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube is a locality.
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe
Locality
Photo: Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is part of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The end point of a cul-de-sac and lookout point is in Austria in the Glockner Group in Carinthia at an altitude of 2,369 m above sea level.
Hofmannskees
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,185 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.06977° or 47° 4′ 11″ northLongitude
12.70946° or 12° 42′ 34″ eastElevation
3,185 metres (10,449 feet)Open location code
8FVJ3P95+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 121752271OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
2603817
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Salmhöhe and Äußeres Glocknerkar.
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Highlights include Hohenwartkopf and Hohenwartscharte.
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