The Schober group ( German : Schobergruppe ) is a sub-range of the Hohe Tauern mountains in the Central Eastern Alps , on the border between the Austrian states of Tyrol ( East Tyrol ) and Carinthia . Most of the range is located inside Hohe Tauern national park . It is named after Mt. Hochschober, 3,242 metres (10,636 ft), though its highest peak is Mt. Petzeck at 3,283 metres (10,771 ft).
7-758: The range comprises central parts of the Hohe Tauern south of the neighbouring Glockner Group and the Alpine divide . In the south it stretches down to the East Tyrolean capital Lienz and the Drava Valley. In the east, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road leads up to Hochtor Pass via Großkirchheim . The Schober group is bordered by the following other ranges in the Alps: All the named three-thousanders in
14-885: 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
21-576: The Glockner Group forms the mountain range of the High Tauern . The Glockner Group borders on the following ranges in the Alps: The named three-thousanders in the Glockner Group: The region is well developed for tourism: The Großglockner High Alpine Road (and its branch to Franz Josefs Höhe ), the road from Uttendorf to the Enzingerboden, the bus transfers to the reservoirs near Kaprun and
28-915: The Moosbach; Moosbach; Peischlachtörl; Peischlachbach; Kals am Großglockner ; Kalser Bach; Dorfertal; Dorfersee; Kalser Tauern; Weißsee; Weißenbach; Grünsee; Enzingerboden; Stubachtal; Uttendorf . Together with the Ankogel Group , the Goldberg Group , the Schober Group , the Kreuzeck Group , the Granatspitz Group , the Venediger Group , the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group
35-594: The Schober group: On 8 September 2016 shortly after takeoff on the return leg of a supply flight to the Elberfelder Hut , a helicopter crashed, and the pilot, Hannes Arch , was killed. The hut manager, who had spontaneously decided to accompany Arch, was injured but was able to be rescued. Glockner Group The Glockner Group ( German : Glocknergruppe ) is a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps in
42-681: 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. The boundaries of the Glockner Group are defined as follows: the River Salzach from Uttendorf to Taxenbach; the Rauriser Tal to Wörth; Seidlwinkltal; Hochtor ( Großglockner High Alpine Road ); Tauernbach; Möll to its confluence with
49-649: The toll road from Kals am Großglockner to the Lucknerhaus enable cars and public transport to travel well into the mountains. A large number of Alpine huts offer accommodation for walkers and climbers: The power industry in Austrian and the Austrian Federal Railways use the water from the Glockner Group to generate electricity at the following locations Kaprun , Franz Josefs Höhe (Margaritze Reservoir) and Enzingerboden (Weißsee, Tauernmoossee). Enzingerboden
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