Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, Mountain viewpoint in Heiligenblut, Austria

Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is a mountain viewpoint at 2,369 meters (7,772 feet) situated along the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. It overlooks the Grossglockner peak and surrounding Alpine ridges, with expansive views of the Pasterze Glacier below.

The viewpoint is named after the 1856 visit of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth. The 26-year-old monarch walked four hours from Heiligenblut, climbing 1,100 metres, to see the Pasterze; the spot is marked by the Kaiserstein, carved in stone. A branch road was built by 1932 during construction of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, and the site was expanded into a visitor centre after Hohe Tauern National Park was founded in 1981.

The viewpoint takes its name from the 1856 visit of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth, known as Sisi. The 26-year-old monarch wanted to see the Pasterze and walked four hours up from Heiligenblut with his entourage; the spot is marked today by the Kaiserstein, carved in stone. Elisabeth rode up to the Bretterboden, afterwards called Elisabethruhe.

The viewpoint is accessible from late April through October via the toll-charging Grossglockner High Alpine Road connecting Salzburg and Carinthia. Multiple marked trails lead from the main platform to different observation points at varying elevations for different perspectives.

The Kaiserstein, a rock on the viewing terrace, marks the spot where the 26-year-old Franz Joseph I stood in 1856 after a four-hour climb from Heiligenblut with his entourage. The inscription carved into the stone recalls that visit, which gave the viewpoint its name.