Pfarrwirtsalm (ehem.)

Pfarrwirtsalm (ehem.) is a locality in Salzburg, Austria. Pfarrwirtsalm (ehem.) is situated nearby to the locality Imlberghantingalm (ehem.), as well as near Steinalm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torsäule and Mitterfeldalm.

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 3½ km west of Pfarrwirtsalm (ehem.).

Mitterfeldalm

Mountain hut

Photo: Naturpuur, CC BY 4.0.

Mitterfeldalm is a mountain hut.

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 4 km west of Pfarrwirtsalm (ehem.).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pfarrwerfen and Bischofshofen.

Pfarrwerfen

Village

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Pfarrwerfen is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Pfarrwerfen is situated 5 km northeast of Pfarrwirtsalm (ehem.).

Bischofshofen

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Bischofshofen is a town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal 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.