The Glockner Group is a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps in the Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps

Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of the Splügen Pass in eastern Switzerland. North of the Splügen Pass, the Posterior Rhine forms the border, and south of the pass, the Liro river and Lake Como form the boundary line.-Geography:The...

, and is located in the centre section of the High Tauern on the main chain of the Alps

Main chain of the Alps

The Alpine divide is the central line of mountains that forms the water divide of the range. Main chains of mountain ranges are traditionally designated in this way, and generally include the highest peaks of a range; the Alps are something of an unusual case in that several significant groups of...

.

The Glockner Group lies in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 in the federal states of Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia

Carinthia (state)

Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...

. The three states meet at a tripoint

Tripoint

A tripoint, or trijunction , is a geographical point at which the borders of three countries or subnational entities meet....

 on the summit of the Eiskögele .

The highest summit of the Glockner Group and also the highest peak in Austria is the Großglockner

Großglockner

The Grossglockner is, at 3,798 m above sea level, Austria's highest mountain and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass...

 , which gives the mountain group its name. Considerable portions of the Glockner Group belong to the core zone of the High Tauern National Park. Also found in the Glockner Group is the Pasterze, the largest glacier in Austria.

Boundaries

The boundaries of the Glockner Group are defined as follows: the River Salzach from Uttendorf to Taxenbach; the Rauriser Tal to Wörth; Seidlwinkltal; Hochtor (Großglockner High Alpine Road); Tauernbach; Möll to its confluence with the Moosbach; Moosbach; Peischlachtörl; Peischlachbach; Kals am Großglockner

Kals am Großglockner

Kals am Großglockner is a town in the district of Lienz in the exclave of East Tirol in Tyrol, Austria.- Geography :Kals is located in northern East Tirol, near the border to Salzburg and Carinthia...

; Kalser Bach; Dorfertal; Dorfersee; Kalser Tauern; Weißsee; Weißenbach; Grünsee; Enzingerboden; Stubachtal; Uttendorf.

Together with the Ankogel Group

Ankogel Group

The Ankogel Group is a sub-group of the Central Eastern Alps. Together with the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the Granatspitze Group, the Venediger Group, the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group the Ankogel Group forms the mountain range of...

, the Goldberg Group, the Schober Group

Schober group

The Schober Group is a sub-range of mountains in the Central Austrian Alps. Most of the range is located inside Hohe Tauern National Park. Its highest peak is Petzeck at ....

, the Kreuzeck Group

Kreuzeck Group

The Kreuzeck Group is a mountain range in Carinthia, Austria, which forms part of the Central Eastern Alps. It may be considered a part of the Hohe Tauern....

, the Granatspitz Group, the Venediger Group

Venediger Group

The Venediger Group is a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps in the Eastern Alps. Together with the Ankogel Group, the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the Granatspitze Group, the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group the Venediger Group forms...

, the Villgratner Mountains and the Rieserferner Group the Glockner Group forms the mountain range of the High Tauern.

Neighbouring ranges

The Glockner Group borders on the following ranges in the Alps:

• Kitzbühel Alps (to the northwest)
• Salzburg Slate Alps (to the northeast)
• Goldberg Group (to the east)
• Schober Group
  Schober group
  The Schober Group is a sub-range of mountains in the Central Austrian Alps. Most of the range is located inside Hohe Tauern National Park. Its highest peak is Petzeck at ....
  
   (to the south)
• Granatspitze Group
  Granatspitze Group
  The Granatspitze Group is a sub-group of the Central Alps within the Eastern Alps. Together with the Ankogel Group, the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the Venediger Group, the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group, the Granatspitze Group forms...
  
   (to the west)

Peaks

The named three-thousander

Three-thousander

Three-thousanders are mountains with a height of between 3,000, but less than 4,000 metres above sea level. Similar terms are commonly used for mountains of other height brackets e. g...

s in the Glockner Group:

Großglockner Großglockner The Grossglockner is, at 3,798 m above sea level, Austria's highest mountain and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass... , Kleinglockner Kleinglockner At the Kleinglockner is the third highest mountain in Austria. However, with a prominence of only 17 metres it is arguable whether it can be counted as an independent mountain, or just as a subpeak of the Großglockner. It lies in the Glockner Group of Austria's Central Alps, the middle section of... , Glocknerwand Glocknerwand The Glocknerwand is a mountain in the Glockner Group in the Austrian Central Alps in the central region of the High Tauern. According to the literature it is 3,721 metres high, but the Austria Federal Office for Metrology and Survey gives its height as 3,722 metres... , Teufelshorn, Großes Wiesbachhorn Großes Wiesbachhorn The Großes Wiesbachhorn is a mountain in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria and, at , is the third-highest peak of the Hohe Tauern range.... , Romariswandköpfe, Teufelskamp, Schneewinkelkopf, Johannisberg, Eiskögele Eiskögele The Eiskögele is a 3,426 metre high mountain in the Glockner Group in the western part of the main Tauern chain, a range of the Austrian Central Alps. It lies right on the border between the Austrian states of Salzburg, Carinthia and East Tyrol and thus forms a tripoint... , Klockerin, Hinterer Bratschenkopf Hinterer Bratschenkopf The Hinterer Bratschenkopf is a mountain in the Glockner Group on the Fusch-Kaprun ridge in the High Tauern, a high mountain range in the Austrian Central Alps. According to the listed sources it is 3,412 metres high, but the Austrian Federal Office for Metrology and Survey gives its height as... , Vorderer Bratschenkopf, Großer Bärenkopf, Hoher Tenn, Mittlerer Bärenkopf, Hohe Dock Hohe Dock The Hohe Dock lies in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg and, at 3,348 metres, is one of the highest peaks in the Glockner Group. The mountain, with its striking trapezoidal shape, dominates the orographically left-hand side of the valley of the Fuscher Ache and the panorama above the northern... , Hohe Riffl, Fuscherkarkopf Fuscherkarkopf The Fuscherkarkopf, sometimes also written Fuscher-Kar-Kopf in German and formerly also called the Fuschereiskarkopf, is one of the twin peaks of a mountain in the Glockner Group in the centre of the main mountain chain in the High Tauern, a range in the Austrian Central Alps... , Schneespitze, Hohenwartkopf, Kleines Wiesbachhorn, Sinwelleck, Gramul, Vorderer Bärenkopf, Schwerteck, Kellerskopf, Luisenkopf,

Hocheiser, Kitzsteinhorn Kitzsteinhorn The Kitzsteinhorn is a mountain in the main chain of the Alps in the district of Kaprun, Salzburg, Austria. The Kitzsteinhorn is part of the Hohe Tauern range in the eastern Alps and reaches a height of above sea level. It was first climbed in 1828 by Johann Entacher.The summit can be reached... , Hoher Kasten, Schattseitköpfl, Oberer Fochezkopf, Kleiner Tenn, Gamsspitze, Breitkopf, Totenkopf, Bauernbrachkopf, Schwarzköpfl, Zwingkopf, Freiwandkasten, Schwertkopf, Racherin, Lange Wand, Grieskogel, Blaue Köpfe, Freiwandspitz, Wasserradkopf, Kreuzwandspitze, Spielmann, Zollspitze, Brennkogel, Rifflkarkopf, Kellerswand, Kristallspitzl,

Tourism

The region is well developed for tourism: The Großglockner High Alpine Road (and its branch to Franz Josefs Höhe), the road from Uttendorf to the Enzingerboden, the bus transfers to the reservoirs near Kaprun

Kaprun

Kaprun is a small alpine village in the district of Zell am See in the state of Salzburg, Austria. At the foot of the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, it is a year round sports centre, with a population of 2,903 ....

 and the toll road from Kals am Großglockner

Kals am Großglockner

Kals am Großglockner is a town in the district of Lienz in the exclave of East Tirol in Tyrol, Austria.- Geography :Kals is located in northern East Tirol, near the border to Salzburg and Carinthia...

 to the Lucknerhaus enable cars and public transport

Public transport

Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...

 to travel well into the mountains. A large number of Alpine hut

Alpine hut

A mountain hut is a building located in the mountains intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by a section of an Alpine Club...

s offer accommodation for walkers and climbers:

• Glocknerhaus,
• Hofmanns Hut,
• Oberwalder Hut,
• Salm Hut,
• Schwarzenberg Hut,
• Ebmatten-Fürthermoaralm,
• Erzherzog Johann Hut,
• Gleiwitzer Hut,
• Glorer Hut,
• Heinrich Schwaiger Haus,
• Krefeld Hut,
• Stüdl Hut,
• Franz Josefs Haus,
• Fuschertörlhaus,
• Luckner Hut,

Power generation

The power industry in Austrian and the Austrian Federal Railways use the water from the Glockner Group to generate electricity at the following locations Kaprun, Franz Josefs Höhe (Margaritze Reservoir) and Enzingerboden (Weißsee, Tauernmoossee).

Maps

• German Alpine Club: Alpine Club Map
  Alpine Club map
  Alpine Club maps are specially detailed maps for summer and winter mountain climbers . They are predominantly published at a scale of 1:25.000, although some individual sheets have scales of 1:50.000 and 1:100.000....
  
  No. 40 Glocknergruppe. 9th ed., Munich, 2006, ISBN 3-928777-87-4.

Sources

• Wolfgang Pusch: "Stau unterm Gipfelkreuz und Einsamkeit über den Wolken - alpine Möglichkeiten in der Glocknergruppe" in: Berg 2007 (Alpine Club Yearbook, Vol. 131) with Alpine Club map 40 of the Glocknergruppe, ISBN 3-937530-15-0, pp. 280-285.