Gruberscharten-Biwak

Gruberscharten-Biwak is a shelter in Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße, Zell am See District, Salzburg and has an elevation of 3,100 metres. Gruberscharten-Biwak is situated nearby to the glacier Östliches Bärenkopfkees, as well as near the peak Großer Bärenkopf.

Photo: Prissantenbär, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Shelter
Description: bivouac hut in the Glockner group
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Großer Bärenkopf and Hohe Dock.

Großer Bärenkopf

Peak

Photo: Schlesinger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Große Bärenkopf or Weißer Bärenkopf is a twin-topped mountain in the Glockner Group in the Fuscher/Kapruner Kamm of the High Tauern, a range in the Austrian Central Alps.

The Hohe Dock lies in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg and, at 3,348 metres, is one of the highest peaks in the Glockner Group. The mountain, with its striking trapezoidal shape, dominates the orographically left-hand side of the valley of the Fuscher Ache and the panorama above the northern ramp of the Großglockner High Alpine Road.

Klockerin

Peak

Photo: Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Klockerin, formerly also called the Glockerin or Glocknerin, is a twin-peaked mountain in the Glockner Group on the ridge of Fuscher/Kapruner Kamm in the High Tauern, a range within the Central Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

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 5 km south of Gruberscharten-Biwak.

Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe

Locality

Photo: Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 7 km south of Gruberscharten-Biwak.