The Hoher Göll is a 2,522 m (8,274 ft) mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps . It is the highest peak of the Göll massif , which straddles the border between the German state of Bavaria and the Austrian state of Salzburg .
5-787: The Mannlgrat is an east-facing ridge on the Hoher Göll in the Bavarian Alps rising above Obersalzberg near Berchtesgaden . The ridge rises from a col separating it from a subpeak of the Hoher Göll, the Kehlstein , upon which the famous Kehlsteinhaus is located. Served by a Klettersteig , the Mannlgrat is regarded as the easiest route to the Hoher Göll's summit. 47°36′19″N 13°03′14″E / 47.6053°N 13.0539°E / 47.6053; 13.0539 Hoher G%C3%B6ll On
10-850: The Bavarian west side of the Hoher Göll massif, the Königssee separates it from the Watzmann , another peak in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The Königssee drains northward into the Königsseer Ache , through the Bavarian towns of Obersalzberg to the north of the Hoher Göll and Berchtesgaden to the northwest, before merging into the Berchtesgadener Ache and then the Salzach river through Salzburg farther to
15-616: The Mannlgrat ridge to the Kehlstein spur, a lesser peak of the massif, atop which sits the famous Kehlsteinhaus , formerly a Nazi retreat and now a tourist site. Other peaks of the massif include Hohes Brett and Jenner , both to the southwest of Hoher Göll. The first documented ascent was made by the ordinand Valentin Stanič from Bodrež in Gorizia and Gradisca , who at that time studied theology at
20-570: The nearby University of Salzburg and had also climbed the Watzmann peak. A wide variety of routes lead to its summit, ranging from UIAA Grade I on a Klettersteig up the Mannlgrat ridge to UIAA Grade VIII up the West face. The Kehlsteinhaus is located on the German side, at 1,834 metres (6,017 ft). A trail leads from it to the Mannlgrat, the easiest route to the top. Another popular round-trip ascent of
25-670: The north. On the Austrian east side of the massif lies the valley of the Salzach itself, flowing from south to north and merging with the west-flowing Lammer at the base of the massif, in Golling an der Salzach . A lower line of hills, to the south of the massif, lies along the German-Austrian border separating the Königssee from the Salzach. Within the massif, Hoher Göll is linked to the north via
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