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Roter Knopf

Elevation
3,280 m
#2,997
in the world
#79
in Austria
549 m
prominence

Roter Knopf is a peak in Austria, rising to 3,280 m, the 79th highest in Austria, part of the Schober group.

Elevation
3,280 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
549 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
6.0 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#2,997
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Roter Knopf

Roter Knopf lies in Austria, in Carinthia.

Key facts

Elevation
3,280 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
549 m
Isolation
6.0 km
Type
Peak
Region
Carinthia
Coordinates
46.978, 12.740
First ascent
1872

How it ranks

Among peaks in Austria
#79of 491
LargestSmallest
In the Schober group
#3of 6
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,997of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Roter Knopf3,281 m1.1 km
Gößnitzkopf3,096 m1.3 km
Glödis3,206 m2.2 km
Hochschober3,242 m4.9 km
Petzeck3,283 m6.0 km
Kleinglockner3,770 m11 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Roter Knopf.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Saalfelden am Steinernen MeerAustria16,79051 km
Bad ReichenhallGermany16,91084 km
BressanoneItaly15,86888 km
SalzburgAustria157,24594 km
VillachAustria58,88294 km

About this mountain

At 3,280 m, this peak in the Schober group stands 549 m above the nearest saddle to higher ground, with 6 km to the closest summit of greater elevation. The first recorded ascent was in 1872. It ranks 79th among Austria's listed peaks and lies 50.6 km from Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer.

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 3,280 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Roter Knopf?
Roter Knopf is in Austria, in Carinthia.
Where does Roter Knopf rank?
It is the 79th highest of the 491 peaks we list in Austria, and #2,997 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 51 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.