Steinalm

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mitterfeldalm and Torsäule.

Mitterfeldalm

Mountain hut

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Mitterfeldalm is a mountain hut.

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 Steinalm.

Hochkeil

Peak

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Hochkeil is a peak, which is situated 2½ km south of Steinalm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bischofshofen and Mühlbach am Hochkönig.

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.