Grossglockner, Mountain peak in Hohe Tauern range, Austria
The Grossglockner reaches an elevation of 3,798 meters, making it the highest mountain in Austria and the highest point in the Alps east of Brenner Pass.
The first successful climb to the summit occurred on July 28, 1800, when a team led by Count Franz Xaver of Salm reached the peak with local guides.
The mountain's name appears on a 1561 map, with 'Glockner' referencing the German word for bell due to the peak's characteristic shape.
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, constructed between 1930 and 1935, provides vehicle access through the mountain range with connections to Dölfach and Heiligenblut.
The Pasterze Glacier on the eastern slope spans 8 kilometers in length and 5 kilometers in width, forming Austria's largest glacial formation.
Location: Heiligenblut
Location: Kals am Großglockner
Elevation above the sea: 3,798 m
GPS coordinates: 47.07455,12.69388
Latest update: December 4, 2025 14:01
The Alps offer a wide range of natural landscapes. You find mountain lakes with clear waters, like the Eibsee in Bavaria or the Sorapis Lake in the Dolomites, gorges carved by torrents like the Partnach Gorge or the Cirque of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, and stunning rocky peaks such as the Tre Cime di Lavaredo or Mont Aiguille in Vercors. The mountain range also shows remarkable geological formations, like the Désert de Platé with its eroded limestone rocks creating endless striped surfaces, or the steep cliffs that surround the valleys and give each region its character. These sites can be reached by hiking trails, allowing visitors to see the variety of alpine scenery and how water, ice, and weather have shaped these mountains.
Hohe Tauern National Park
28.7 km
Pasterze Glacier
2.5 km
Kleinglockner
72 m
Teufelshorn
293 m
Teufelskamp
1.8 km
Schneewinkelkopf
3.6 km
Romariswandköpfe
2.7 km
Gramul
1.7 km
Blaue Köpfe
1.8 km
Lange Wand
2.7 km
Gamsspitze
2.5 km
Kreuzwandspitze
3.6 km
Laperwitzkees
3.4 km
Fruschnitzkees
1.9 km
Teischnitzkees
1 km
Teufelskampkees
1.3 km
Glocknerkees
527 m
Sonderschutzgebiet Gamsgrube
3.8 km
Schwerteckkees
3.3 km
Hohenwartkees
2.2 km
Romariswand
2.5 km
Kleinglocknerkees
550 m
Summit cross of Großglockner
2 m
Glocknerkamp
1.3 km
Pasterzenboden
3.6 km
Hufeisenbruch
2.8 km
Hofmannskees
1.2 km
Glocknerkarkamp
1.7 kmReviews
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