High Tauern

The High Tauern are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the . The crest forms the southern border of the states of , Carinthia and East Tyrol, with a small part in the southwest belongs to the province of .
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,322 metres
  • Description: mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps
  • Also known as: Hohe Tauern

Places of Interest

Highlights include Langsee and Felbertauern.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Fipsinger, Public domain.
is a mountain saddle.

Peak
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Innerer First and Innergschlöß.

Locality
is a locality, which is situated 4½ km southwest of High Tauern.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of High Tauern.

High Tauern

Latitude
47.16667° or 47° 10′ north
Longitude
12.5° or 12° 30′ east
Elevation
2,322 metres (7,618 feet)
Open location code
8FVJ5G82+M2
Geo­Names ID
2775659
Wiki­data ID
Q679359
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“High Tauern” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Բարձր Թաուերն
  • Basque: Hohe Tauern
  • Belarusian: Высокі Таўэрн
  • Bulgarian: Висок Тауерн
  • Catalan: Hohe Tauern
  • Cebuano: Hohe Tauern
  • Chinese: 高地陶恩山脈
  • Croatian: Hohe Tauern
  • Croatian: Visoke Ture
  • Czech: Vysoké Taury
  • Danish: Hohe Tauern
  • Dutch: Hoge Tauern
  • Dutch: Hohe Tauern
  • Egyptian Arabic: هوهى تاورن
  • Esperanto: Hohe Tauern
  • Estonian: Kõrg-Tauern
  • Finnish: Hohe Tauern
  • French: Hohe Tauern
  • Georgian: მაღალი ტაუერნი
  • German: Hohe Tauern
  • Greek: Υψηλά Τάουερν
  • Greek: Χόε Τάουερν
  • Hungarian: Magas-Tauern
  • Indonesian: Hohe Tauern
  • Italian: Alti Tauri
  • Korean: 호헤타우에른산맥
  • Latin: Thurus Mons
  • Latvian: Augstais Tauerns
  • Lithuanian: Aukštasis Tauernas
  • Macedonian: Високи Таури
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hohe Tauern
  • Persian: های تاورن
  • Polish: Wysokie Taury
  • Portuguese: Alpes Tauern
  • Romanian: Hohe Tauern
  • Russian: Высокий Тауэрн
  • Russian: Тауэрн Высокий
  • Serbo-Croatian: Visoki Tauern
  • Slovak: Hohe Tauern
  • Slovak: Vysoké Taury
  • Slovenian: Zahodne Ture
  • Spanish: Alto Tauern
  • Spanish: Hohe Tauern
  • Swedish: Hohe Tauern
  • Swedish: Hohen Tauern
  • Tatar: Биек Таувэрн
  • Turkish: Yüksek Tauern Dağları
  • Ukrainian: Високий Тауерн
  • Venetian: Alti Tauri
  • Vietnamese: Hohe Tauern
  • Vietnamese: Thượng Tauern

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Heidnische Kirche and Tauernfleck.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fürleg and Huggachköpfe.

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About Mapcarta. 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 “High Tauern”. Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.