Stein Alpe
Stein Alpe is a hut in Werfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg and has an elevation of 1,188 metres. Stein Alpe is situated nearby to the peak Torsäule, as well as near Schoberköpfe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torsäule and Mitterfeldalm.
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. Torsäule is situated 3½ km west of Stein Alpe.
Mitterfeldalm
Mountain hut
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 4 km west of Stein Alpe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfarrwerfen and Bischofshofen.
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 5 km northeast of Stein Alpe.
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.
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. Mühlbach am Hochkönig is situated 7 km south of Stein Alpe.
Stein Alpe
- Type: Hut
- Location: Werfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.43333° or 47° 26′ northLongitude
13.15° or 13° 9′ eastElevation
1,188 metres (3,898 feet)Open location code
8FVMC5M2+82GeoNames ID
2764555
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