Hocharn

Hocharn (Hochnarr, Hoher Aar)
	Hocharn from the Sandkopf , seen from the south, in front of it the Zirmsee
height	3254 m above sea level A.
location	Carinthia and Salzburg , Austria
Mountains	Goldberg Group
Dominance	13.85 km → Sinwelleck
Notch height	678 m ↓ Hochtor
Coordinates	47 ° 4 '34 " N , 12 ° 56' 16" E Coordinates: 47 ° 4 '34 " N , 12 ° 56' 16" E
rock	Mica slate , granite , orthogneiss
Normal way	Ascent from Alten Pocher or from Kolm-Saigurn ( Erfurter Weg ), both demanding mountain tours

The Hocharn (also Hochnarr , Hoher Aar ) is at an altitude of 3254 m above sea level. A. the highest mountain in the Goldberg group . The summit is located exactly on the borderline between Carinthia and Salzburg , about three kilometers northwest of the better known, but lower, Hohe Sonnblick . Due to its height, the Hocharn is an excellent panoramic mountain.

About the name

The name of the mountain is given differently in literature and maps, both Hocharn and Hochnarr can be found in the official Austrian map ( GEONAM ), as well as Hoher Aar in the Alpine Club map (2nd edition 1964). Which of these names is toponomically original is not certain, today 'Hocharn' is the most common name.

Ascension story

The Hocharn was already ascended from the Goldzechscharte at the time of gold mining . The first known ascent was done in 1827 by Dits and Joanelli in the course of the cadastral survey.

Climbs

The Hocharn seen from the Niedersachsenhaus towards the east, in the Kolm-Saigurn valley

The summit structure of the Hocharn seen from the south

from the south-west: Heiligenblut (approx. 1300 m above sea level ) to the Fleißbehre and to the Gasthof Alter Pocher ( 1807 m above sea level ), access to this point possible by car, on to the Zirmsee (approx. 2540 m above sea level) ), then without any markings and climbing, laboriously over rubble and block slopes into the northern Goldzechscharte (approx. 2900 m above sea level ) and over the ridge running to the north to the summit (walking time from Alten Pocher approx. 4 hours)

from the east: Kolm-Saigurn , from the Naturfreundehaus Kolm-Saigurn ( Rauriser valley , approx. 1600 m above sea level ) via the Erfurter Weg to the northern Goldzechscharte , further as above, or directly over the Hocharnkees.

from the north: Bucheben (Rauristal, hunting lodge on the road to Kolm Saigurn) via the Krummlbachtal - Rohrmoseralm - Trimmelkees and the Grieswies-Schwarzkogel ( Arltkogel , 3115 m above sea level ), the secondary peak of the Hocharn

from the south-east: transition from the Hohe Sonnblick or from the Zittelhaus : glacier ascent and crossing of the Goldzechkopf (difficulty II according to UIAA scale ) to the northern Goldzechscharte , further as above