Selbhorn
| Selbhorn | ||
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 Selbhorn from the south |
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| height | 2655 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Salzburg , Austria | |
| Mountains | Steinernes Meer , Berchtesgaden Alps | |
| Dominance | 5.4 km → Hochseiler | |
| Notch height | 409 m ↓ lower gate | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 '38 " N , 12 ° 57' 50" E | |
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| rock | Dachstein Limestone | |
| Age of the rock | Triad | |
| Normal way | Maria Alm - Luegscharte - Selbhorn | |
The Selbhorn is with a height of 2655 m above sea level. A. the highest peak of the Stone Sea , the largest of the nine mountain ranges in terms of surface area in the Berchtesgaden Alps . Like most of the mountain range, the Selbhorn (even in its entirety) belongs to Austria .
From the south, the Selbhorn looks like a steep rock dome. Viewed from the plateau of the Steinerne Meer you can see that a long rock ridge pulls towards the Hochbrunnsulzenscharte. This Selbhorn ridge resembles the scale armored back of a giant lizard (D. Seibert, Alpenvereinsjahrbuch 1969). The “Hochbrunnsulzen” gap is crossed from the Hochkönig when crossing the Steinerne Meer, for example .
The quickest way to get to the summit from Maria Alm is via the Luegscharte with easy climbing (difficulty UIAA I) in about 5–6 hours. Like the other southern peaks of the Steinerne Meer, the Selbhorn offers great views of the Central Alps, especially the Hohe Tauern with the Großglockner , Austria's highest peak ( 3797 m ).
A summit cross crowns the lower southern summit of the Selbhorn ( 2642 m ), a second, built later, the actual main summit.
Better known than the Selbhorn is its neighbor, the shapely but slightly lower Schönfeldspitze ( 2653 m ).
