Lofer Mountains

#354 among destinations in Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Lofer Mountains or Loferer Mountains are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps of central Europe. They are located in Austria in the federal states of Tyrol and Salzburg. The Lofers are separated from the Leogang Mountains to the southeast by a 1,202 m-high saddle known as the lang|de|Römersattel}}. ()

Local name: Loferer Steinberge Coordinates: 47°32'51"N, 12°38'36"E

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SalzburgAustria

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Lofer Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lamprechtsofen, Pillersee, Alpensportbad St. Ulrich am Pillersee, Lauchsee.

4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Trail
Lamprechtsofen
120 min walk • Lamprechtsofen, located in the heart of Austria's Alpine landscape, is one of the most remarkable and extensive cave systems in the world. With its passageways stretching over 51 kilometers in length, it offers a unique subterranean experience for both seasoned...
3.5 miW
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Pillersee, Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
89 min walk • Pillersee is a lake in the Northern Limestone Alps in Tyrol, Austria. The Pillersee is in the Pillerseevalley near the village of Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee at 835 m above sea level. It occupies an area of 24.3 hectares. Inflows are several streams that originate in the adjacent...
3.5 miSW
47°31'43"N • 12°34'29"E
Alpensportbad St. Ulrich am Pillersee, Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
89 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
7.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lauchsee, Fieberbrunn
187 min walk • The Lauchsee is a large moor lake, 2.3 hectares in area, in the Tyrolean district of Kitzbühel. It lies on the territory of the municipality of Fieberbrunn above the Pletzerbach at an elevation of 859 m above sea level. The lake has two small islands and its maximum depth is 4.3 metres.
6.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Birnhorn
167 min walk • The Birnhorn is an isolated mountain in the Leoganger Steinberge, Northern Limestone Alps, Austria.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wiesensee
100 min walk • Wiesensee is a lake of Tyrol, Austria. It lies between the mountains of Pillersee and Hochfilzen in Austria.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Großes Ochsenhorn
27 min walk • Großes Ochsenhorn is a mountain in Salzburg, Austria. It is the highest mountain in the Loferer Steinberge range. It is surrounded by a karst plateau. The mountain's name in German is translated as "Great Oxen Horn". The nearest town is Lofer in the Saalachtal valley, and the mountain takes about six hours to climb from here.
7.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Alpawand
186 min walk • The Alpawand is the tallest rock face on the northwestern side of the Reiter Alps with height of over 600 m. It is particularly interesting to climbers; although the summit itself is an unimposing rise, covered in Mountain Pine, on an extension of the Großes Häuselhorn.
7 miSE
Multi-peak range with caves and trails
Leogang Mountains
178 min walk • The Leogang Mountains are a mountain range in Austria in the state of Salzburg and form part of the Northern Limestone Alps within the Eastern Alps.
3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Pillersee Valley, Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
89 min walk • The Pillersee Valley is a valley in the district of Kitzbühel in the Austrian state of Tyrol, on the border with Salzburg state.
4.5 miE
Forts and castles
Burgruine Saalegg
116 min walk • Saalegg Castle is a ruined castle in the state of Salzburg, Austria.

Lofer Mountains

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Lofer Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)