Hochgolling

The Hochgolling (2,862 m) is a mountain of the Eastern Alps, located on the border of Steiermark and Salzburg, Austria, near the ski resort of Schladming. It is the highest peak of the Lower Tauern range.

Hochgolling
Hochgolling from the south in 1994
Highest point
Elevation	2,862 m (9,390 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,124 m (3,688 ft) [1][2]
Isolation	24 km (15 mi)
Coordinates	47°16′00″N 13°45′42″E
Geography
Hochgolling Location in the Alps
Location	Steiermark and Salzburg, Austria
Parent range	Lower Tauern
Climbing
First ascent	August the 8th 1791, by an unknown alpinist of Tamsweg[3]

A hiking rather than a climbing peak, the mountain is relatively low by alpine standards, but still towers over all of its neighbours. Its northern face is a 1,200 m high wall, while its other slopes are more gentle. A long ridge slopes south from the summit, dividing the Göriach Valley from the Lessach Valley.

Due to Hochgolling's topographic isolation the views from its summit are panoramic, stretching from the glaciated peaks of the vast High Tauern in the west to the lower Gurktal Alps to the east, and including the Julian Alps, Kamnik Alps and Karawanks to the south.[4]

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  Panoramic view from the summit