Punti panoramici e ghiacciai negli Alti Tauri

Viewpoints and Glaciers

This collection highlights the dramatic topography of the Hohe Tauern National Park, featuring the Pasterze, Austria's longest glacier at 8.4 kilometers. The list includes the 200-meter-high Kölnbrein Dam, the country's tallest, and the Mooserboden reservoir near Kaprun. High-altitude vantage points include the Airwalk glass platform, the 3,106-meter Hoher Sonnblick summit with its meteorological observatory, and the Glocknerblick platform, which provides direct views of the Grossglockner, Austria's highest peak.

Viewpoints and Glaciers — Mappa

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Mooserboden

High-altitude reservoir situated at 2,036 meters above Kaprun. It is enclosed by the Moosersperre and Drossensperre dams, which facilitate hydroelectric power generation in the Glockner Group.

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B

Glocknerblick

A viewing platform set in the hills offers spectacular views of the area.

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C

Airwalk Kölnbreinsperre

A cantilevered glass viewing platform extending from the top of the Kölnbrein Dam. It sits 200 meters above the valley floor, offering views of the Malta Valley.

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D

Hauptspeicher Kölnbrein

The primary reservoir of the Malta power plant group, held by Austria's highest dam at 200 meters. The dam structure contains approximately two million cubic meters of concrete.

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E

Jungfernsprung

A waterfall near Heiligenblut where the Zopenitzenbach stream plunges 130 meters down a vertical rock face.

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Pasterze Glacier

The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometres in length, is the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps.

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G

Stappitzer See

Stappitzer See is an Alpine lake in the Hohe Tauern mountain range near Mallnitz in Carinthia, Austria.

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Schlatenkees

The Schlatenkees is a glacier in the Venediger Group that is in the core zone of the High Tauern National Park, east of the Großvenediger.

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Hoher Sonnblick

The Hoher Sonnblick is a glaciated mountain, 3,106 m high, on the main Alpine chain in the Goldberg Group on the border between the…

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J

Oberer Rotgüldensee

A high-alpine lake located at 1,997 meters in the Ankogel Group, situated in the eastern region of the Hohe Tauern.

Klaus Germann / CC BY-SA 3.0

K

Pihapper

A 2,513-meter mountain in the Venediger Group. The summit provides a vantage point overlooking the Salzach Valley and the Mittersill region.