Sonneck

The Sonneck is a 2,260-metre-high mountain in the Kaisergebirge range of the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria. On its broad peak stands a solid summit cross, the panorama is comprehensive and there are particularly good views of the Ellmauer Halt, the highest mountain in the range, the Treffauer and Lake Hinterstein.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Treffauer and Ellmauer Halt.

Treffauer

Peak

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At 2,304 metres, the Treffauer is the third highest mountain in the Kaisergebirge range of the Alps. It lies in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Ellmauer Halt

Peak

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The Ellmauer Halt is the highest peak in the mountain massif of the Wilder Kaiser in the Kaiser range in the Austrian state of Tyrol. To the east is the summit of the Kapuzenturm, a striking and isolated rock pinnacle.

Totenkirchl

Peak

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The Totenkirchl is mountain, 2,190 m high, in the Wilder Kaiser range in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria, east of Kufstein in Tyrol. The mountain is one of the most famous climbs in the Northern Limestone Alps with over 50 climbing routes of UIAA grade III.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ellmau and Stadtberg.

Ellmau

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Ellmau is a small village in the heart of the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Northeast Tyrol. Visitors can travel to the top of Hartkaiser mountain via the Hartkaiserbahn funicular, the only of its type in the Ski Welt.