Windscharte
Windscharte is a mountain saddle in Golling an der Salzach, Hallein District, Salzburg and has an elevation of 1,672 metres. Windscharte is situated nearby to the locality Ruine Hinterschlumalm, as well as near Rossfeldalmen (ehem.).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Windschartenkopf and Schneibstein.
Schneibstein
Peak
Photo: Rup, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schneibstein is a mountain, 2,276 m above sea level, in the Hagen Mountains range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. Located on the border between Germany and Austria, it is popular with tourists and day-trippers due to its ease of access and panoramic views.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schönau am Königssee and Obersalzberg.
Schönau am Königssee
Village
Photo: Geolina163, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schönau am Königssee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake. Schönau am Königssee is situated 8 km northwest of Windscharte.
Obersalzberg
Locality
Photo: Tobi85, Public domain.
Obersalzberg is a mountainside retreat situated above the market town of Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Germany. Located about 120 kilometres south-east of Munich, close to the border with Austria, it is best known as the site of Adolf Hitler's former mountain residence, the Berghof, and of the mountaintop Kehlsteinhaus, popularly known in the English-speaking world as the "Eagle's Nest". Obersalzberg is situated 9 km north of Windscharte.
Berchtesgaden
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Berchtesgaden is a small, picturesque and historic town in the southeast of the German state of Bavaria, within a small enclave surrounded on three sides by the Austrian border.
Windscharte
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,672 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Golling an der Salzach, Hallein District, Salzburg, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.55152° or 47° 33′ 6″ northLongitude
13.04745° or 13° 2′ 51″ eastElevation
1,672 metres (5,486 feet)Open location code
8FVMH22W+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 277926726OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
2808097
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