Saddle nock

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Saddle nock
height 2033  m above sea level A.
location Carinthia , Austria
Mountains Gailtal Alps
Dominance 1.4 km →  Dristallkofel
Notch height 50 m
Coordinates 46 ° 41 '38 "  N , 13 ° 11' 17"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 41 '38 "  N , 13 ° 11' 17"  E
Sattelnock (Carinthia)
Saddle nock
rock Lime , dolomite
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The Sattelnock is a summit in the Gailtal Alps with a height of 2033  m above sea level. A. and a round shape that is gentle for the otherwise rugged mountain range.

The summit represents the east end of the Gailtaler Höhenweg and can be reached from Weißbriach (800 m, near the Carinthian Weißensee ) via the Weißbriacher Hütte in 3–4 hours. The summit is a first-order triangulation point of the Austrian national survey and offers a good view of the two Carinthian long valleys of the Drau and Gail as well as the Hohe Tauern and Carnic Alps .