Obere Glocknerscharte

Obere Glocknerscharte is a mountain saddle in Kals am Großglockner, Lienz District, Tyrol and has an elevation of 3,756 metres. Obere Glocknerscharte is situated nearby to the locality Eisleiterl, as well as near Bahnhof.

Photo: Eintragung ins Nichts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Photo: Schlesinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grossglockner and Pasterze Glacier.

Grossglockner

Peak

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The Großglockner, or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic, the highest mountain in Austria and highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass.

Pasterze Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Otberg, Public domain.

The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometres in length, is the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps. It lies within the Glockner Group of the High Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner.

Kleinglockner

Peak

Photo: Eintragung ins Nichts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

At the height of 3,770 metres the Kleinglockner is the third highest mountain summit in Austria. 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 Oberes Beil.

Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe

Locality

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The Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is part of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The end point of a cul-de-sac and lookout point is in Austria in the Glockner Group in Carinthia at an altitude of 2,369 m above sea level.