Kals Adlersruhe (Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte)

Kals Adlersruhe (Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte) is a monitoring station in Carinthia, Austria. Kals Adlersruhe (Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte) is situated nearby to the peak Kampl, as well as near the glacier Kleinglocknerkees.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grossglockner and Kleinglockner.

Grossglockner

Peak

Photo: DennisPeeters, Public domain.

The Großglockner, or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic, the highest mountain in Austria and highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass.

Kleinglockner

Peak

Photo: Eintragung ins Nichts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

At the height of 3,770 metres the Kleinglockner is the third highest mountain summit in Austria. However, with a prominence of only 17 metres it is arguable whether it can be counted as an independent mountain, or just as a subpeak of the Großglockner.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube and Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe.

Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube

Locality

Photo: Raul de Chissota, Public domain.

Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube is a locality, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Kals Adlersruhe (Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte).

Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe

Locality

Photo: Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is part of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The end point of a cul-de-sac and lookout point is in Austria in the Glockner Group in Carinthia at an altitude of 2,369 m above sea level. Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is situated 4 km east of Kals Adlersruhe (Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte).