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Hochkarspitze

Elevation
2,482 m
#6,471
in the world
#265
in Austria

Hochkarspitze is a peak in Austria and Germany, rising to 2,482 m, the 265th highest in Austria, part of the Northern Karwendel Chain.

Elevation
2,482 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Isolation
4.0 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#6,471
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Hochkarspitze

Hochkarspitze sits on the border between Austria and Germany, and is counted in each.

Key facts

Elevation
2,482 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Isolation
4.0 km
Type
Peak
Range
Northern Karwendel Chain
Coordinates
47.450, 11.350

How it ranks

Among peaks in Austria
#265of 491
LargestSmallest
In the Northern Karwendel Chain
#3of 6
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#6,471of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Wörner2,476 m1.3 km
Soiernspitze2,257 m3.6 km
Westliche Karwendelspitze2,385 m4.4 km
Vogelkarspitze2,524 m4.6 km
Schöttelkarspitze1,929 m5.2 km
Östliche Karwendelspitze2,538 m5.4 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Hochkarspitze.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Garmisch-PartenkirchenGermany26,02220 km
InnsbruckAustria132,49321 km
TelfsAustria15,22927 km
PenzbergGermany16,07934 km
Bad TölzGermany17,43438 km

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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.