Pfortscharte
Pfortscharte is a mountain saddle in Kals am Großglockner, Lienz District, Tyrol and has an elevation of 2,905 metres. Pfortscharte is situated near the locality Salmhöhe, as well as near Bahnhof.Places of Interest
Highlights: Blaue Köpfe and Freiwandspitze.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberes Beil and Zweiter Leiterkogel.
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe
Locality
The Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is part of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road.
Pfortscharte
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,905 metres
- Description: gap in the Glockner Group in East Tyrol
- Categories: col and landform
- Location: Kals am Großglockner, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.04357° or 47° 2′ 37″ north
Longitude
12.70521° or 12° 42′ 19″ east
Elevation
2,905 metres (9,531 feet)
Open location code
8FVJ2PV4+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Pfortscharte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pfortscharte”
- German: “Pfortscharte”
- “Pfortscharte”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Salmhöhe and Bahnhof.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Weißer Knoten and Kristallenscharte.
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