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The Grossglockner (German: Großglockner [ˈɡʁoːsˌɡlɔknɐ] ⓘ), or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass.
- 3,798 m (12,461 ft)
- Hohe Tauern
- 28 July 1800, by Sepp and Martin Klotz (?), Martin Reicher and two others
Mar 23, 2024 · Blog > Europe. Sabrina Brett. March 23, 2024. Austria’s Grossglockner High Alpine Road (Großglockner Hochalpenstraße in German) is a paved serpentine road that steers you into the heart of Hohe Tauern National Park in the Austrian Alps and directly to the base of the Grossglockner (3798 m), Austria’s highest mountain.
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The Grossglockner – home of the High Tauern National Park. With an area of 1,800 km², Austria’s largest national park stretches across the provinces of Salzburg, Carinthia and Tyrol. It stretches for more than 100 km from east to west and over 40 km from north to south.
The Grossglockner: a destination for mountaineers for more than 60 years. Historic finds prove than humans crossed the Alps 5,000 years ago. Trade and the search for gold, minerals and new paths from north to south attracted people across the mountain passes.
The Grossglockner. Grossglockner is, at 3798 m above sea level, Austria's highest mountain and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. This makes it, after Mont Blanc, the second most prominent mountain in the Alps, when measured by relative height. See the list of Alpine peaks by prominence.
The Grossglockner (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʀoːsˌɡlɔknɐ]; German: Großglockner or just Glockner is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glockner Group of the Hohe Tauern range, situated along the main ...
Sep 3, 2017 · Also called Grossglockner Mountain Road or Großglockner Hochalpenstraße, the drive that passes through the Hohe Tauern National Park is not just stunning, with seemingly endless views over the range of 37 mountains as the road climbs to 2,504 meters but it is thrilling and draws you in with a series of 36 hairpin bends that challenges you at eve...
