Törwieskopf

Törwieskopf is a peak in Mühlbach am Hochkönig, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg. Törwieskopf is situated nearby to the locality Ochsenkar, as well as near Neubirg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torsäule and Schoberköpfe.

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.

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.