Untersberg, Berchtesgaden

Name: Untersberg
Address: Berchtesgaden, Germany

#2 among attractions in Berchtesgaden

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The Untersberg is the northernmost massif of the Berchtesgaden Alps, a prominent spur straddling the border between Berchtesgaden, Germany and Salzburg, Austria. The highest peak of the table-top mountain is the Berchtesgaden Hochthron at 1,973 metres. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 6473 ftProminence: 3556 ftCoordinates: 47°42'0"N, 12°58'60"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Schellenberg Ice Cave, Predigtstuhl, Berchtesgadener Hochthron, Karkopf.

1.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Cave
Schellenberg Ice Cave
34 min walk • Tucked away in the heart of Germany's mountainous landscape, the Schellenberg Ice Cave offers a remarkable subterranean experience. This naturally formed cave is a hidden gem for spelunkers and tourists alike, presenting a unique spectacle of ice formations and rock...
4.8 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Predigtstuhl
124 min walk • Predigtstuhl is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.
0.5 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Berchtesgadener Hochthron
13 min walk • The Berchtesgaden Hochthron is the highest peak of the Untersberg massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
4.3 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Karkopf
110 min walk • The Karkopf is a mountain, 1,738 m, and the highest peak of the whole Lattengebirge range in the German state of Bavaria. It lies exactly on the boundary between the municipality of Bayerisch Gmain to the west and the municipality of Bischofswiesen to the east.
4.7 miS
Watersports, Water park, Swimming
Watzmanntherme, Berchtesgaden
120 min walk • The Watzmann Therme is a saline spa in Berchtesgaden, in the Upper Bavarian district of Berchtesgadener Land. It is operated by Watzmann Therme GmbH, a subsidiary of the Zweckverband Bergerlebnis Berchtesgaden.
5.1 miS
Museum, National park, Park
Haus der Berge, Berchtesgaden
131 min walk • The Haus der Berge in Berchtesgaden is the central information and education center of the Berchtesgaden National Park. It is supplemented by five decentralized national park information points at the major national park entrances, such as the...
5.1 miW
Aerial tramway
Predigtstuhl Cable Car
130 min walk • The Predigtstuhl Cable Car has been in operation since 1928 and is the second oldest, still running, original large-cabin cable car in the world. Since 2006, the ropeway has been placed under the protection of monuments.
~620 ftS
Natural attraction, Nature, Cave
Riesending cave
3 min walk • The Riesending cave is a pit cave in Untersberg and the deepest and longest in Germany. It was discovered in 1996. In June 2014 it became well known because of a large effort to rescue a lead speleologist.
4.7 miS
Monastery
Berchtesgaden Provostry, Berchtesgaden
120 min walk • Berchtesgaden Provostry or the Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden was an immediate principality of the Holy Roman Empire, held by a canonry led by a Prince-Provost.
4.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Barmsteine
112 min walk • The Barmsteine are two rock towers, 841 and 851 metres above sea level, in the northernmost part of the Hasel Mountains in the Bavarian Alps.
4 miSE
Distillery
Enzianbrennerei Grassl, Berchtesgaden
103 min walk • The Grassl Gentian Distillery in Berchtesgaden is the oldest gentian distillery in Germany.

Untersberg, Berchtesgaden

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