Schlatenkees, National parks of Austria

Name: Schlatenkees
Address: National parks of Austria, Austria

#6 among attractions in National parks of Austria

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The Schlatenkees is a glacier in the Venediger Group that is in the core zone of the High Tauern National Park, east of the Großvenediger. It is in the East Tyrolean community of Matrei in Osttirol. With an area of around 9 square kilometres, the Schlatenkees is the largest valley glacier in East Tyrol and, after the Obersulzbachkees, the second largest glacier in the Venediger group. The exposure is mainly to the east, in the highest area also to the south-east. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°5'50"N, 12°22'46"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Großvenediger, Rainerhorn, Großer Geiger, Venediger Group.

1.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Großvenediger
46 min walk • The Großvenediger, a majestic peak in the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria, stands as an imposing figure on the alpine skyline. Towering at an impressive 3,666 meters (12,028 feet), it is the fifth highest mountain in Austria and one of the most...
0.8 miW
Mountain
Rainerhorn, National parks of Austria
20 min walk • The Rainerhorn is a mountain in the Venediger Group. It is 3,559 m high.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Großer Geiger
86 min walk • The Großer Geiger, formerly also called the Obersulzbacher Venediger and Heiliggeistkogel, is a mountain, 3,360 m, in the Venediger Group in the main chain of the Central Tauern.
3.5 miW
Natural feature
Venediger Group, National parks of Austria
90 min walk • The Venediger Group is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps. Together with the Granatspitze Group, the Glockner Group, the Goldberg Group, and the Ankogel Group, it forms the main ridge of the High Tauern.
5.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Simonyspitzen
148 min walk • The Simonyspitzen are two mountain summits in the Venediger Group of the Austrian Central Alps. They lie within the High Tauern National Park on the border between the Austrian states of East Tyrol and Salzburg.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rote Säule
108 min walk • The Rote Säule or Rote Saile is a mountain, 2,820 metres high on the Wallhornkamm in the Venediger Group. Its summit is accessible from Prägraten via the Sajat Hut and from there via an only slightly exposed normal route via the Saukopf or up a klettersteig with two climbing options.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Keeskogel
107 min walk • The Keeskogel, a mountain with a height of 3,291 m, lies in the Venediger Group of the High Tauern in Austria. The summit is located about 4 km as the crow flies northwest of the Großvenediger.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoher Eichham
84 min walk • The Hoher Eichham, at 3,371 m, is the most dominant mountain in the southeastern part of the Venediger Group in the High Tauern in Austria. Four arêtes radiate from its summit towards the north, east, south and southwest. To the southeast is the glacier of Nilkees and, to the northeast, is the Hexenkees.
5.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Larmkogel
138 min walk • The Larmkogel is a mountain in the Venedigergruppe with an altitude of 3017 m above sea level in the province of Salzburg.
4.8 miSW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Essener-Rostocker Hütte
123 min walk • The Essener-Rostocker Hütte is an alpine club hut of the Essen Section of the German Alpine Club in the Moorer Valley in the Venediger Group in East Tyrol.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schwarzkopf
95 min walk • The Schwarzkopf is a 2996 m above sea level mountain peak in the main Tauern ridge of the Venediger group. It is located in the southwest of the district of Zell am See or in the north of East Tyrol.