Hochkalter
At 2,606.9 metres, the Hochkalter in the Berchtesgaden Alps is the highest peak in the massif of the same name and therefore one of the highest mountains in Germany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rotpalfen and Hocheisspitze.
Hocheisspitze
Peak
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The Hocheisspitze is a 2,523 m high mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps, over which the border between Germany and Austria runs. It is also the highest mountain in the eponymous Hocheis Group that belongs to the Hochkalter Massif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schönau am Königssee.
Schönau am Königssee
Village
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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 10 km northeast of Hochkalter.
Hochkalter
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,607 metres
- Description: mountain in the alps
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Ramsau b.Berchtesgaden, Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.56933° or 47° 34′ 10″ northLongitude
12.86581° or 12° 51′ 57″ eastElevation
2,607 metres (8,553 feet)Open location code
8FVJHV98+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 26863176OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Hochkalter” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hochkalter”
- Chinese: “霍赫卡爾特山”
- Dutch: “Hochkalter”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوتشكالتير”
- French: “Hochkalter”
- German: “Hochkalter”
- German: “Kleinkalter”
- Hungarian: “Hochkalter”
- Italian: “Hochkalter”
- Japanese: “ホッホカルター”
- Ladin: “Hochkalter”
- Polish: “Hochkalter”
- Slovenian: “Hochkalter”
- Slovenian: “Hochkalterski masiv”
- Slovenian: “Hochkaltersko pogorje”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blaueisscharte and Blaueisspitze.
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