Oberwalderhütte, National parks of Austria

Name: Oberwalderhütte
Address: National parks of Austria, Austria

#54 among attractions in National parks of Austria

Hiking, Alpine hut

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The Oberwalderhütte is a category I alpine refuge of the Austria Section of the ÖAV.

The hut is located in the eastern Glockner group at an altitude of 2973 m a.s.l. on the summit of Großer Burgstall, a rocky peak in the glacier landscape of the Pasterze. Outside the hut's operating season, a winter room is available, accessible via an AV lock, for which members of Alpine clubs can obtain a key from their section for a nominal fee.

Coordinates: 47°6'19"N, 12°42'56"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Grossglockner, Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, Kleinglockner, Johannisberg.

2.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Grossglockner, National parks of Austria
61 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,...
2.8 miSE
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Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, National parks of Austria
71 min walk • The Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is part of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The end point of a cul-de-sac and lookout point is in Austria in the Glockner Group in Carinthia at an altitude of 2369 m above sea level. A.
2.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kleinglockner, National parks of Austria
61 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.
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Johannisberg, National parks of Austria
52 min walk • The Johannisberg is a 3,453 metres high mountain in the Glockner Group of the High Tauern, a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Teufelshorn, National parks of Austria
59 min walk • The Teufelshorn is a mountain in the Glockner Group in the Austrian Central Alps in the central part of the High Tauern. According to the literature it is 3,677 metres high, but the Austrian Federal Office for Metrology and Survey gives its height as 3,680 metres.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fuscherkarkopf, National parks of Austria
37 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.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Klockerin, National parks of Austria
78 min walk • The Klockerin, formerly also called the Glockerin or Glocknerin, is a twin-peaked mountain in the Glockner Group on the ridge of Fuscher/Kapruner Kamm in the High Tauern, a range within the Central Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Its southwest top is 3,422 m high, its northeast top has a height of 3,335 m.
1.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Pasterze Glacier, National parks of Austria
35 min walk • 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.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glocknerwand, National parks of Austria
59 min walk • The Glocknerwand is a mountain in the Glockner Group in the Austrian Central Alps in the central region of the High Tauern. According to the literature it is 3,721 metres high, but the Austria Federal Office for Metrology and Survey gives its height as 3,722 metres.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohe Dock, National parks of Austria
55 min walk • The Hohe Dock lies in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg and, at 3,348 metres, is one of the highest peaks in the Glockner Group.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eiskögele, National parks of Austria
73 min walk • The Eiskögele is a 3,426-metre-high mountain in the Glockner Group in the western part of the main Tauern chain, a range of the Austrian Central Alps.

Oberwalderhütte, National parks of Austria

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