Knoten, Mountain summit in Carinthia, Austria

Knoten (also called Knotenberg) is a 2,214 m summit of the Kreuzeckgruppe in Carinthia, Austria, not the Carnic Alps. It lies southwest of the higher Hochtristen (2,536 m) and north of the village of Berg im Drautal. The final stretch to the top requires sure-footedness on rock.

The sources document no military role for the Knoten; the WWI observation-post claim is unsupported. The summit belongs to the Kreuzeckgruppe, not the Carnic Alps, and lies southwest of the higher Hochtristen (2536 m) and north of Berg im Drautal. It is reached in under two hours from the Emberger Alm or the Oberberger Alm, with only the final stretch to the cross requiring sure-footedness.

The name Knoten is German for "knot", and the peak is also called Knotenberg. It belongs to the Kreuzeckgruppe, not the Carnic Alps, which lie across the Drau valley and form part of the view. The usual routes start from the Emberger Alm or the Oberberger Alm, both reachable in under two hours of walking.

The summit is reached in under two hours of walking from either the Emberger Alm or the Oberberger Alm, both starting points above the Drau valley near Berg im Drautal. Only the final stretch to the top requires sure-footedness on easy climbing terrain.

The summit lies in the Kreuzeckgruppe, not the Carnic Alps, and is reached in under two hours from the Emberger Alm or the Oberberger Alm; only the final stretch to the top calls for sure-footedness. The view takes in the Drau valley, the Reißkofelgruppe and the Jauken opposite, with the Carnic Alps behind them and the Kreuzeckgruppe peaks to the north.