Gipfelkreuz Kehlstein

Gipfelkreuz Kehlstein is a wayside cross in , , . Gipfelkreuz Kehlstein is situated nearby to the restaurant , as well as near the protected area .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eagle’s Nest and Kehlstein.

Restaurant
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kehlsteinhaus is a building situated atop the , a rocky promontory above near , in southeastern Germany. Completed in 1938, it was commissioned by the Nazi Party for official and social functions and was visited by Adolf Hitler on at least fourteen documented occasions. is situated 230 metres northwest of Gipfelkreuz Kehlstein.

Peak
Photo: DennisPeeters, Public domain.
The is a 1,881 m subpeak of the massif, a 2,522 m mountain in the . The rocky promontory is located west of the Hoher Göll main summit, high above the mountain retreat near .

Photo: Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer), CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The was Adolf Hitler's holiday home in the of the near , , Germany. Other than the , his headquarters in East Prussia for the invasion of the Soviet Union, he spent more time here than anywhere else during his time as the Führer of Nazi Germany. is situated 2½ km north of Gipfelkreuz Kehlstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obersalzberg and Schönau am Königssee.

Locality
Photo: Tobi85, Public domain.
is a mountainside retreat situated above the market town of in , . Located about 120 kilometres south-east of , close to the border with , it is best known as the site of Adolf Hitler's former mountain residence, the , and of the mountaintop , popularly known in the English-speaking world as the "Eagle's Nest".

Village
Photo: Geolina163, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the state of . It is located at the northern end of the lake. is situated 4½ km west of Gipfelkreuz Kehlstein.

Village
Photo: Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of in in . is situated 8 km northwest of Gipfelkreuz Kehlstein.

Gipfelkreuz Kehlstein

Latitude
47.61039° or 47° 36′ 37″ north
Longitude
13.04446° or 13° 2′ 40″ east
Open location code
8FVMJ26V+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4986860722
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wayside_cross
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