Salzach vulture

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Salzach vulture
Salzach vulture from the east

Salzach vulture from the east

height 2469  m above sea level A.
location Salzburg and Tyrol , Austria
Mountains Kitzbühel Alps
Dominance 7.8 km →  Torhelm
Notch height 351 m ↓  Schöntalsee
Coordinates 47 ° 17 '37 "  N , 12 ° 6' 12"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 17 '37 "  N , 12 ° 6' 12"  E
Salzach Vulture (Tyrol)
Salzach vulture

The Salzachgeier ( western 2469  m above sea level , eastern 2466  m above sea level ) is a rugged double peak on the edge of the Kitzbühel Alps on the border of Salzburg and Tyrol .

In the Karen and high alpine pastures of its eastern slope and the two neighboring peaks Fünfmandling ( 2401  m ) and Schwebenkopf ( 2354  m ) are the source streams of the Salzach , the main river of the state of Salzburg, to the northeast and south , which gives it its name.

The Salzachgeier is a double peak in which five sharp ridges converge. The lower east summit, 300 meters away, rises directly above the two Salzach spring areas, Salzachboden and Schwebenalm .

While the southern roofing of the summit group descends towards the Gerlos Pass , the watershed to the north ( Salzachjoch 1983  m , to the Brixentaler Kelchsau ) is only one kilometer away from the Ostkarren. There, hanging over the Roßwildalm , there is a mountain chapel, Markkirchl , and a little deeper the New Bamberg Hut of the DAV . To the west the slopes are just as steep (but less rocky) and drain to the Frommbach in the direction of Brixental .

The Salzach vulture is part of the touring area of ​​the Bamberger Hütte and can be reached from there in about 3 hours. It is also easy to reach from the Gerlostal / Oberpinzgau ( Gerlospass ). In winter, a popular ski tour leads to the Salzachgeier.

  • Salzach vulture from the northeast, left the east summit, right the west summit

  • View from the east to the western Salzach vulture

  • Markkirchl

  • New Bamberg Hut

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