Pasterze Glacier, National parks of Austria

Name: Pasterze Glacier
Address: National parks of Austria, Austria

#18 among attractions in National parks of Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Pasterze Glacier, National parks of Austria

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The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometres in length, is the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps. It lies within the Glockner Group of the High Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner. The length of the glacier is currently decreasing by about 10 m each year. Its volume has diminished by half since the first measurements in 1851. ()

Local name: Pasterze Length: 5.16 miMaximum elevation: 11329 ftMinimal elevation: 6890 ftCoordinates: 47°5'10"N, 12°43'9"E

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Pasterze Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grossglockner, Kleinglockner, Fuscherkarkopf, Glockner Group.

1.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Grossglockner, National parks of Austria
37 min walk • The Grossglockner, Austria's highest peak, is a majestic mountain that rises to an elevation of 3,798 meters in the heart of the National Parks of Austria. This towering giant is not only a natural landmark but also a popular destination for mountaineers, hikers,...
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kleinglockner, National parks of Austria
36 min walk • At the height of 3,770 metres the Kleinglockner is the third highest mountain summit in Austria. However, with a prominence of only 17 metres it is arguable whether it can be counted as an independent mountain, or just as a subpeak of the Großglockner.
1.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fuscherkarkopf, National parks of Austria
39 min walk • The Fuscherkarkopf, sometimes also written Fuscher-Kar-Kopf in German and formerly also called the Fuschereiskarkopf, is one of the twin peaks of a mountain in the Glockner Group in the centre of the main mountain chain in the High Tauern, a range in the Austrian Central Alps.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Glockner Group, National parks of Austria
36 min walk • The Glockner Group is a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps in the Eastern Alps, and is located in the centre section of the High Tauern on the main chain of the Alps.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Western Tauern Alps, National parks of Austria
36 min walk • The Western Tauern Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps.
1.4 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte, National parks of Austria
36 min walk • The Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte is the only refuge of the Austrian Alpine Club and is located in the Glockner group at an altitude of 3454 m a.s.l. The building, opened in 1880 and extended several times, stands on the rocks of the Adlersruhe directly...