Filzen Saddle

#1206 among destinations in Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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The Filzen Saddle is a mountain pass, 1,290 m above sea level high, between Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer near Hinterthal/Maria Alm in the Pinzgau region and Dienten am Hochkönig in the Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. The B 164 crosses the saddle linking Saalfelden via the Dienten Saddle and Bischofshofen. ()

Local name: Filzensattel Maximum elevation: 4236 ftCoordinates: 47°23'50"N, 13°0'6"E

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SalzburgAustria

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Filzen Saddle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hochkönig, Torsäule, Schönfeldspitze, Hundstein.

3.3 miNE
Winter sport, Ski area
Hochkönig
84 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Austria's majestic alpine landscape, Hochkönig stands as a premier ski area, offering a winter sports paradise for enthusiasts of all levels. This impressive mountain range, which is part of the Berchtesgaden Alps, boasts a peak that soars...
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torsäule
135 min walk • The Torsäule is a very steep, about 500-metre-high limestone formation on the eastern flank of the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schönfeldspitze
132 min walk • Schönfeldspitze is, with an elevation of 2,653 m, the second highest mountain in the Steinernes Meer, a sub-range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. It is located in the Austrian state of Salzburg, close to the German border. Schönfeldspitze has a quite uncommon summit cross showing Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hundstein
150 min walk • The Hundstein, also High Hundstein, is a 2,117m mountain in Zell am See, in the Pinzgau region of Austria. It is the highest peak of the Salzburg Slate Alps and belongs to the subgroup of the Dienten Mountains.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Selbhorn
98 min walk • Selbhorn is with an elevation of 2,655 m the highest mountain in the Steinernes Meer, a sub-range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. It is located in the Austrian state Salzburg, close to the German border.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bratschenköpfe
101 min walk • The Bratschenköpfe, consisting of the Großer Bratschenkopf and Kleiner Bratschenkopf, are two peaks in the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The lie in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochkönig
85 min walk • The Hochkönig is a mountain group containing the highest mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Salzburgerland, Austria. The Berchtesgaden Alps form part of the Northern Limestone Alps.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wildalmkirchl
90 min walk • The Wildalmkirchl is a rocky peak, 2,578 m, on the southern edge of the Steinernes Meer. It lies within the Austrian state of Salzburg, northeast of the village of Maria Alm and northwest of the Hochkönig massif.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lamkopf
64 min walk • The Lamkopf is a mountain, 2,846 m, in the Hochkönig massif within the Berchtesgaden Alps. It lies in the Zell am See in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochseiler
69 min walk • The Hochseiler is a mountain, 2,793 m, in the Hochkönig massif within the Berchtesgaden Alps. It lies on the boundary between the districts of Zell am See and St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brandhorn
89 min walk • The Brandhorn is a mountain, 2,610 m, in the Berchtesgaden Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It lies in the southeast of the Steinernes Meer, at the crossing to the Hochkönig.