Hochstellkopf
Hochstellkopf is a peak in Mühlbach am Hochkönig, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg and has an elevation of 2,028 metres. Hochstellkopf is situated nearby to the locality Gamskar, as well as near Ochsenkar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torsäule and Kleiner Bratschenkopf.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bischofshofen and Pfarrwerfen.
Bischofshofen
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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.
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 9 km northeast of Hochstellkopf.
Tenneck
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tenneck is a village, which is situated 10 km northeast of Hochstellkopf.
Hochstellkopf
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,028 metres
- Description: mountain in the Hochkönigstock in Salzburg
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Mühlbach am Hochkönig, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.41845° or 47° 25′ 6″ northLongitude
13.10705° or 13° 6′ 25″ eastElevation
2,028 metres (6,654 feet)Open location code
8FVMC494+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 510142692OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hochstellkopf” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hochstellkopf”
- Dutch: “Hochstellkopf”
- German: “Hochstellkopf”
- Swedish: “Hochstellkopf”
- “Hochstellkopf”
Localities in the Area
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