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Hohe Tauern

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Großglockner (3798 m/12,461 ft)
Countries	Austria
States/Provinces	Salzburg (41%), Kärnten (41%), Tirol (18%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	4,310 sq km / 1,664 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	64 km / 40 mi North-South 105 km / 65 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	47° 1' N; 12° 51' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Hohe Tauern
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Eastern Alps	Level 3 (Parent)
Tirol Alpen	Level 4 (Sibling)
Hohe Tauern	Level 4
Dolomites	Level 4 (Sibling)
Carnic Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Salzkammergut	Level 4 (Sibling)
Eastern Austria	Level 4 (Sibling)
Niedere Tauern	Level 4 (Sibling)
Noric Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Julian Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)
Far Southeastern Alps	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Hohe Tauern

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range5
1.	Großglockner	3798	12,461
2.	Kleinglockner	3770	12,369
3.	Großvenediger	3666	12,028
4.	Großes Wiesbachhorn	3564	11,693
5.	Rainerhorn	3559	11,677
6.	Hohes Aderl	3506	11,503
7.	Schwarze Wand	3503	11,493
8.	Dreiherrnspitze	3499	11,480
9.	Hoher Zaun	3451	11,322
10.	Östliche Simonyspitze	3448	11,312
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Hohe Tauern

Großglockner The Grossglockner's summit is in and out of clouds (1993-08-05).	Großvenediger This photo is de North-West wall of the Grossvenediger, Half way summit and Kürsinger Hütte (2013-07-31). Photo by Nico Langerak. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mittlere Bärenkopf Icy stone pyramid marks the summit of Mittlerer Bärenkopf (11010'/3356m), photographed in white-out conditions (2021-08-24). Photo by Justus Cöster. Click here for larger-size photo.	Petzeck View from submit, looking down the Gradentak (2022-07-15). Click here for larger-size photo. Edit Photo Info
Hocharn Hocharn summit with 2 crosses (2018-07-14). Photo by Nico Langerak. Click here for larger-size photo.	Hoher Sonnblick Magnificent view from winter Sonnblick summit (2019-02-08). Photo by Rok Podgornik. Click here for larger-size photo.
Säuleck North-east face of Säuleck (10125'/3086m) as seen from Detmolder Steig near Schneewinkelspitze (9895'/3016m) (2021-08-19). Photo by Justus Cöster. Click here for larger-size photo.	Schneewinkelspitze North-east face of Säuleck (10125'/3086m) as seen from Detmolder Steig near Schneewinkelspitze (9895'/3016m) (2021-08-19). Photo by Justus Cöster. Click here for larger-size photo.
Polinik Last meters to the summit, looks hard but it is not (2018-07-23). Photo by Nico Langerak. Click here for larger-size photo.

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