Brandhorn (Steinernes Meer)

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Brandhorn
Kleines Brandhorn (left) and Brandhorn (center) from the east

Kleines Brandhorn (left) and Brandhorn (center) from the east

height 2610  m above sea level A.
location Salzburg , Austria
Mountains Steinernes Meer , Berchtesgaden Alps
Dominance 2.6 km →  high wire rope
Notch height 187 m ↓  Wasserfallscharte
Coordinates 47 ° 26 ′ 51 ″  N , 13 ° 0 ′ 16 ″  E Coordinates: 47 ° 26 ′ 51 ″  N , 13 ° 0 ′ 16 ″  E
Brandhorn (Steinernes Meer) (State of Salzburg)
Brandhorn (Steinernes Meer)
First ascent Richard von Frey, Max von Frey , Richard Lonsky on September 11, 1875

The Brandhorn is a 2610  m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg . It is located in the southeast of the Steinerne Meer , at the transition to the Hochkönig . After Selbhorn ( 2655  m ) and Schönfeldspitze ( 2653  m ), the Brandhorn is the third highest peak in the Steinerne Meer.

Approaches

The connection path from the Riemannhaus to the Matrashaus - and thus the E4 alpin - leads over the Brandhorn. Difficulty level I – II , walking time 10–12 hours.

Further summit climbs:

  • From the Eckberthütte via the Bohlensteig and Torcharte, I – II, partially secured, 4 hours
  • From Steinhütterl over the Mauerscharte and the Alpriedelhorn, no path, 3½ hours
  • From Hinterthal via Torcharte

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Richard von Frey: The Wildalm Church on the Stone Sea. In: Journal of the German and Austrian Alpine Club , year 1877, Volume 8, pp. 69–74 ( digitized version ).