Brandhorn

#626 among destinations in Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. After the Selbhorn and Schönfeldspitze the Brandhorn is the third highest peak in the Steinernes Meer. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°26'51"N, 13°0'16"E

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SalzburgAustria

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Brandhorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.3 miSE
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...
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torsäule
124 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.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schönfeldspitze
82 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.
1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Selbhorn
49 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.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bratschenköpfe
102 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.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Teufelshörner
83 min walk • The Teufelshörner are a pair of mountains on the German-Austrian border in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The two peaks, which form a mountain ridge, are the Großes Teufelshorn and the Kleines Teufelshorn.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mitterhorn
127 min walk • Mitterhorn is a summit in the Steinernes Meer of the Berchtesgaden Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
3.3 miSE
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.
0.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wildalmkirchl
15 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lamkopf
63 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.
1.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochseiler
43 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.