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Großglockner

Elevation
3,798 m
#1,768
in the world
#1
in Austria
2,428 m
prominence

Großglockner is a mountain in Austria, rising to 3,798 m, the highest point in Austria, part of the Glockner Group.

Elevation
3,798 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,428 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
175 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#1,768
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Großglockner

Großglockner lies in Austria, in Tyrol.

Key facts

Elevation
3,798 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,428 m
Isolation
175 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Tyrol
Coordinates
47.074, 12.694
First ascent
1800

How it ranks

Among peaks in Austria
#1of 491
LargestSmallest
In the Glockner Group
#1of 18
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,768of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Kleinglockner3,770 m0.1 km
Glocknerhorn3,643 m0.2 km
Teufelshorn3,680 m0.3 km
Hofmannspitze3,664 m0.8 km
Romariswandköpfe3,511 m2.6 km
Eiskögele3,288 m4.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Großglockner.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Saalfelden am Steinernen MeerAustria16,79041 km
Bad ReichenhallGermany16,91074 km
SalzburgAustria157,24585 km
FreilassingGermany15,90988 km
TraunsteinGermany18,42289 km

About this mountain

Salzburg lies 84.9 km from Austria's highest peak, which rises to 3,798 m in the Glockner Group in Tyrol. The summit stands 175 km from the nearest higher ground, with a topographic prominence of 2,428 m. Kleinglockner, at 3,770 m, lies 0.1 km away. The first recorded ascent was in 1800.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Großglockner3,798 m
2Wildspitze3,774 m
3Kleinglockner3,770 m
4Weißkugel3,738 m
5Teufelshorn3,680 m
6Hofmannspitze3,664 m
7Großvenediger3,662 m
8Glocknerhorn3,643 m
9Hinterer Brochkogel3,635 m
10Großes Wiesbachhorn3,564 m

Common questions

How tall is Großglockner?
Großglockner rises to 3,798 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Großglockner?
Großglockner is in Austria, in Tyrol.
Where does Großglockner rank?
It is the 1st highest of the 491 peaks we list in Austria, and #1,768 worldwide.
When was Großglockner first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1800.
What is the nearest city to Großglockner?
Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria, about 41 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.