Glockner Group

Glockner Group
Glockner Group from the north
Highest point
PeakGroßglockner
Elevation3,798 m above sea level (AA)
Geography
Glockner Group is located in Austria
Glockner Group
Location of the Glockner Group within the Eastern Alps
CountryAustria
StatesEast Tyrol, Salzburg and Carinthia
Range coordinates47°04′30″N 12°41′40″E / 47.075°N 12.69444°E / 47.075; 12.69444
Parent rangeHigh Tauern
The Pasterze with the Großglockner (centre) and the Johannisberg (centre right rear)
The Großglockner is the highest mountain in the Glockner Group

The Glockner Group[1] (German: Glocknergruppe) is a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps in the Eastern Alps, and is located in the centre section of the High Tauern on the main chain of the Alps.

The Glockner Group lies in Austria in the federal states of Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia. The three states meet at a tripoint on the summit of the Eiskögele (3,436 m (AA)).

The highest summit of the Glockner Group and also the highest peak in Austria is the Großglockner (3,798 m above sea level (AA)), which gives the mountain group its name. Considerable portions of the Glockner Group belong to the core zone of the High Tauern National Park. Also found in the Glockner Group is the Pasterze, the largest glacier in Austria.

  1. ^ Reynolds, Kev (2005). Walking in the Alps, 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, p.409, ISBN 1-85284-261-X.