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Hohenwartscharte

Hohenwartscharte is a mountain saddle in , and has an elevation of 3,182 metres. Hohenwartscharte is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Grossglockner and Pasterze Glacier.

Peak
Photo: DennisPeeters, Public domain.
The Großglockner, or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic, the highest mountain in and highest mountain in the east of the .

Glacier
Photo: Otberg, Public domain.
The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometres in length, is the longest in and in the . It lies within the of the mountain range in , directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the .

Peak
Photo: Eintragung ins Nichts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
At the height of 3,770 metres the is the third highest mountain summit in . 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 Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe and Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube.

Locality
Photo: Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is part of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The end point of a cul-de-sac and lookout point is in in the in at an altitude of 2,369 m above sea level.

Locality
Photo: Raul de Chissota, Public domain.
is a locality.

Locality
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Hohenwartscharte

Latitude
47.0662° or 47° 3′ 58″ north
Longitude
12.7131° or 12° 42′ 47″ east
Elevation
3,182 metres (10,440 feet)
Named after
Sigismund Ernst Hohenwart
Open location code
8FVJ3P87+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2547751512
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Salmhöhe and Äußeres Glocknerkar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kellersberg and Hohenwartkopf.

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