Berchtesgaden Alps

#675 among destinations in Austria

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Berchtesgaden Alps are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps, named after the market town of Berchtesgaden located in the centre. The central part belongs to the Berchtesgadener Land district of southeastern Bavaria, Germany, while the adjacent area in the north, east and south is part of the Austrian state of Salzburg. ()

Local name: Berchtesgadener Alpen Maximum elevation: 147638 ftElevation: 9649 ftCoordinates: 47°25'16"N, 13°3'43"E

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SalzburgAustria

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Berchtesgaden Alps – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hochkönig, Bratschenköpfe, Hochkönig, Lamkopf.

~330 ftSE
Winter sport, Ski area
Hochkönig
2 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...
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bratschenköpfe
21 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.
~340 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochkönig
2 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.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lamkopf
25 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.
~350 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Northern Salzburg Alps
2 min walk • The Northern Salzburg Alps are a mountain range located in Austria.
0.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Übergossene Alm
10 min walk • The Übergossene Alm is the name of the summit region of the Hochkönig in the Berchtesgaden Alps. It contains the remains of a glacier that used to cover almost the entire summit plateau; in 1888 around 5.5 km² of the plateau was covered by an ice sheet.
~250 ftSE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Franz-Eduard-Matras-Haus
2 min walk • The Franz-Eduard-Matras-Haus is a refuge of the Austrian Tourist Club on the summit of the 2941 m above sea level Hochkönig in the Austrian part of the Berchtesgaden Alps. Thus, the refuge is one of the highest huts in the Eastern Alps with an...