Großer Geiger

#259 among destinations in Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Großer Geiger, formerly also called the Obersulzbacher Venediger and Heiliggeistkogel, is a mountain, 3,360 m, in the Venediger Group in the main chain of the Central Tauern. This chain lies in the High Tauern, part of the Austrian Central Alps on the border between the Austrian states of Tyrol in the south and Salzburg in the north. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1871Coordinates: 47°5'36"N, 12°18'31"E

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Großer Geiger – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Großvenediger, Schlatenkees, Rainerhorn, Venediger Group.

2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Großvenediger
53 min walk • The Großvenediger, a majestic peak in the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria, stands as an imposing figure on the alpine skyline. Towering at an impressive 3,666 meters (12,028 feet), it is the fifth highest mountain in Austria and one of the most...
3.3 miE
Natural feature
Schlatenkees, National parks of Austria
86 min walk • The Schlatenkees is a glacier in the Venediger Group that is in the core zone of the High Tauern National Park, east of the Großvenediger. It is in the East Tyrolean community of Matrei in Osttirol.
2.7 miE
Mountain
Rainerhorn, National parks of Austria
68 min walk • The Rainerhorn is a mountain in the Venediger Group. It is 3,559 m high.
~960 ftSW
Natural feature
Venediger Group, National parks of Austria
5 min walk • The Venediger Group is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps. Together with the Granatspitze Group, the Glockner Group, the Goldberg Group, and the Ankogel Group, it forms the main ridge of the High Tauern.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Simonyspitzen
67 min walk • The Simonyspitzen are two mountain summits in the Venediger Group of the Austrian Central Alps. They lie within the High Tauern National Park on the border between the Austrian states of East Tyrol and Salzburg.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rote Säule
107 min walk • The Rote Säule or Rote Saile is a mountain, 2,820 metres high on the Wallhornkamm in the Venediger Group. Its summit is accessible from Prägraten via the Sajat Hut and from there via an only slightly exposed normal route via the Saukopf or up a klettersteig with two climbing options.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dreiherrnspitze
92 min walk • The Dreiherrnspitze, at 3,499 m above mean sea level, is a mountain on the tripoint between the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol, and South Tyrol in Italy.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Keeskogel
77 min walk • The Keeskogel, a mountain with a height of 3,291 m, lies in the Venediger Group of the High Tauern in Austria. The summit is located about 4 km as the crow flies northwest of the Großvenediger.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schlieferspitze
95 min walk • The Schlieferspitze is a mountain, 3,290 m, on the ridge known as the Krimmler Kamm in the Venediger Group of the Alps. The ridge lies in the northwest of the High Tauern, part of the Austrian Central Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoher Eichham
137 min walk • The Hoher Eichham, at 3,371 m, is the most dominant mountain in the southeastern part of the Venediger Group in the High Tauern in Austria. Four arêtes radiate from its summit towards the north, east, south and southwest. To the southeast is the glacier of Nilkees and, to the northeast, is the Hexenkees.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Malhamspitzen
98 min walk • The Malhamspitzen are the four peaks of a mighty massif on the Maurerkamm, an Alpine mountain chain in the Venediger Group in Austria's High Tauern National Park. They rise south of the Reggentörl and are only separated from one another by small cols.