Hufeisenbruch

Hufeisenbruch is a locality in Carinthia, Austria. Hufeisenbruch is situated nearby to the locality Hoher Burgstall, as well as near Wasserfallwinkel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grossglockner and Pasterze Glacier.

Grossglockner

Peak

Photo: DennisPeeters, Public domain.

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. Grossglockner is situated 3 km south of Hufeisenbruch.

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.

Mittlerer Burgstall

Peak

Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mittlerer Burgstall is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube and Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe.

Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube

Locality

Photo: Raul de Chissota, Public domain.

Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube is a locality, which is situated 3 km east of Hufeisenbruch.

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. Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is situated 5 km southeast of Hufeisenbruch.