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Roter Knopf

Elevation
3,281 m
#2,991
in the world
#78
in Austria
549 m
prominence

Roter Knopf is a mountain in Austria, rising to 3,281 m, the 78th highest in Austria, part of the Schober group.

Elevation
3,281 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
549 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
6.0 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#2,991
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Roter Knopf

Roter Knopf lies in Austria, in Carinthia.

Key facts

Elevation
3,281 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
549 m
Isolation
6.0 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Carinthia
Coordinates
46.988, 12.737
First ascent
1872

How it ranks

Among peaks in Austria
#78of 491
LargestSmallest
In the Schober group
#2of 6
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,991of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Roter Knopf3,280 m1.1 km
Gößnitzkopf3,096 m2.5 km
Glödis3,206 m3.1 km
Hochschober3,242 m5.7 km
Petzeck3,283 m6.8 km
Kleinglockner3,770 m10 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Roter Knopf.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Saalfelden am Steinernen MeerAustria16,79050 km
Bad ReichenhallGermany16,91083 km
BressanoneItaly15,86888 km
SalzburgAustria157,24593 km
VillachAustria58,88295 km

About this mountain

Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer lies 49.5 km away. At 3,281 m, this peak in Austria's Schober group ranks 78th among the country's listed peaks. Its topographic prominence is 549 m, and the nearest higher ground stands 6 km distant. The first recorded ascent was in 1872.

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 Roter Knopf?
Roter Knopf rises to 3,281 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Roter Knopf?
Roter Knopf is in Austria, in Carinthia.
Where does Roter Knopf rank?
It is the 78th highest of the 491 peaks we list in Austria, and #2,991 worldwide.
When was Roter Knopf first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1872.
What is the nearest city to Roter Knopf?
Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria, about 50 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.