Hintergrundalpe (ehem.)

Places of Interest

Ostpreußenhütte

Mountain hut

Photo: Haba2011, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ostpreußenhütte is a mountain hut.

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. Torsäule is situated 3 km south of Hintergrundalpe (ehem.).

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. Schoberköpfe is situated 3 km southwest of Hintergrundalpe (ehem.).

Places in the Area

Tenneck

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tenneck is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Hintergrundalpe (ehem.).

Pfarrwerfen

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pfarrwerfen is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Pfarrwerfen is situated 7 km east of Hintergrundalpe (ehem.).

Bischofshofen

Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Bischofshofen is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route crossing the main chain of the Alps.

Hintergrundalpe (ehem.)

Satellite Map

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Localities to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português