Übergossene Alm
The Übergossene Alm is the summit region of the Hochkönig in the Berchtesgaden Alps. It contains the remains of a glacier that used to cover almost the entire summit plateau; in 1888 around 5.5 km2 of the plateau was covered by an ice sheet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,500 metres
- Description: glacier in the Hochkönig Massiv in Salzburg
- Also known as: “Hochkönig Glacier”, “Ubergossene Alm”, and “Übergossene Alm Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hochkönig and Franz-Eduard-Matras-Haus.
Hochkönig
Peak
Photo: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hochkönig is a mountain group containing the highest mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Salzburgerland, Austria. The Berchtesgaden Alps form part of the Northern Limestone Alps.
Lamkopf
Peak
Photo: Tigerente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lamkopf is a mountain, 2,846 m , in the Hochkönig massif within the Berchtesgaden Alps. It lies in the Zell am See in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mühlbach am Hochkönig.
Mühlbach am Hochkönig
Village
Photo: Wald1siedel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mühlbach am Hochkönig is a municipality in St. Johann im Pongau district, Salzburgerland, Austria.
Übergossene Alm
- Category: landform
- Location: Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.42338° or 47° 25′ 24″ northLongitude
13.05922° or 13° 3′ 33″ eastElevation
2,500 metres (8,202 feet)Open location code
8FVMC3F5+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 656299002OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Übergossene Alm” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Übergossene Alm”
- French: “Übergossene Alm”
- German: “Hochköniggletscher”
- German: “Übergossene Alm”
- Swedish: “Übergossene Alm”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Birgkar and Teufelslöcher.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hohe Köpfe and Kematstein.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Übergossene Alm”. Photo: Jeysan, CC BY 3.0.