Schneeklamm
Schneeklamm is a gorge in Salzburg, Austria and has an elevation of 1,490 metres. Schneeklamm is situated nearby to the locality Buchmaiß, as well as near Mitterberg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torsäule and Schoberköpfe.
Torsäule
Peak
Photo: Vavrik, Public domain.
The Torsäule is a very steep, about 500-metre-high limestone formation on the eastern flank of the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The imposing column, which bears a summit cross, lies immediately north of the ascent route to the Hochkönig from the Arthurhaus, a thousand metres below, and measures about 500 × 200 metres at its base.
Schoberköpfe
Peak
Photo: mawieser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schoberköpfe are several ridge-shaped peaks, arranged along the eastern edge of the Hochkönig plateau in the Berchtesgaden Alps, and which lie in a semi-circular arc that opens towards the east facing the Salzach valley: The relatively steep, 200-300-metre-high south faces drop into the scree-covered Eiskar and climb up again opposite into the striking, isolated pillar of the Torsäule 2,588 m. Schoberköpfe is situated 2½ km west of Schneeklamm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfarrwerfen and Mühlbach am Hochkönig.
Pfarrwerfen
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfarrwerfen is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Pfarrwerfen is situated 6 km northeast of Schneeklamm.
Mühlbach am Hochkönig
Village
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Mühlbach am Hochkönig is a municipality in St. Johann im Pongau district, Salzburgerland, Austria. Mühlbach am Hochkönig is situated 6 km south of Schneeklamm.
Bischofshofen
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Bischofshofen is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route crossing the main chain of the Alps.
Schneeklamm
- Type: Gorge with an elevation of 1,490 metres
- Description: valley in the Hochkönigstock in Salzburg
- Categories: valley and landform
- Location: Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Schneeklamm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schneeklamm”
- German: “Schneeklamm”
- Swedish: “Schneeklamm”
- “Schneeklamm”
Localities in the Area
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