Hochseiler

The Hochseiler (also Hochsailer) is a mountain, 2,793 m (AA), in the Hochkönig massif within the Berchtesgaden Alps. It lies on the boundary between the districts of Zell am See and St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Hochseiler
The Hochseiler from the east. In front, the westernmost part of the Übergossene Alm
Highest point
Elevation2,793 m (AA) (9,163 ft)
Prominence90 m Teufelslöcher
Isolation1.3 km Lamkopf
Coordinates47°25′51″N 13°01′50″E
Geography
Hochseiler
Parent rangeHochkönig massif, Berchtesgaden Alps

The summit can be gained from the north along the Mooshammersteig path or from the Teufelslöcher over the Übergossene Alm along the southeastern arête (climbing grade I–II).

Summit cross

Literature

  • Bernhard Kühnhauser (2011). Alpine Club Guide Berchtesgadener Alpen mit Hochkönig (in German) (20th ed.). Munich: Bergverlag Rother. pp. 425, 574. ISBN 978-3-7633-1127-9.
  • Albert Precht: Alpenvereinsführer Hochkönig. 1st edn., Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 1989, ISBN 978-3-7633-1259-7.
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