Johannisberg (High Tauern)

This article is about a mountain in the Glockner Group in the Austrian High Tauern. For other uses, see Johannisberg (disambiguation).

Johannisberg
The Johannisberg seen from Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe
Highest point
Elevation	3,453 m (AA) (11,329 ft)
Coordinates	47°06′34″N 12°40′22″E / 47.10944°N 12.67278°E / 47.10944; 12.67278Coordinates: 47°06′34″N 12°40′22″E / 47.10944°N 12.67278°E / 47.10944; 12.67278
Geography
Johannisberg Border between Carinthia and Salzburg, Austria
Parent range	Glockner Group, High Tauern

The Johannisberg, formerly also called the Keeserkopf and Herzoghut, is a 3,453 metre high mountain in the Glockner Group in the central section of the main Tauern crest, a mountain range in the Austrian Central Alps. The mountain lies right on the border between the Austrian states of Salzburg and Carinthia. It was given its present name in honour of Archduke John of Austria by the Regensburg botanist, David Heinrich Hoppe, in 1832, on the occasion of the failed attempt to advance into the area beyond the Riffltor (3,094 m). The Johannisberg has, seen from the east, a firn-capped dome shape, its western side consists of a mighty, 450 metre high and 50° inclined West Face. Long, prominent, knife-edge ridges radiate away from it to the northwest and southwest. The mountain is a popular destination for walkers and climbers due to its easy accessibility.

The Johannisberg seen from the Eiskögele (southwest)

References

Sources and maps

Willi End: Glocknergruppe Alpine Club Guide, Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2003, ISBN 3-7633-1266-8
Eduard Richter: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, III. Band, Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, Berlin 1894
Alpine Club map 1:25.000, Sheet 40, Glocknergruppe

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