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welcome clouds as shade providersPhoto: Josef Halper, Alpenverein Südburgenland
The Hochkönig, at a height of 2,941 m, is the highest mountain massif of the Berchtesgadener Alps.
The main summit, which is also called Hochkönig, towers over all mountains within a radius of about 34 kilometers. The Matrashaus also stands on the Hochkönig summit.
The Hochkönig is connected in the west via the Torscharte with the Steinernes Meer. To the north it is separated from the Hagengebirge by the Blühnbachtal, to the east by the deeply incised Salzachtal from the Tennengebirge.
The Hochkönig was already climbed early by local hunters. The first tourist ascent of the main summit was made by the theology professor Peter Karl Thurwieser on September 5, 1826, via the current normal route through the Ochsenkar from the Arthurhaus. He was accompanied by two officers, Ernst von Joanelli and von Sax, and ten porters. Shorter, but much more dangerous and physically demanding than this easiest route to the Hochkönig, is the ascent from the Birgkarhaus (large parking lot) through the Birgkar to the high plateau. In winter, the route via the Floßkogel to Werfen or Tenneck forms the longest ski touring descent in the Eastern Alps.
Author’s recommendation
Bring enough drinkable fluids
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Mitterfeldalm 1.670 mMatrashaus
Safety information
Consider quickly approaching thunderstorms
Tips and suggestions
Roadbook
From the parking lot at Arthurhaus at 1,502 m, you start parallel to the Mandlwand (with many peaks) to the Mitterfeldalm at 1,690 m with many delicacies. Now constantly upward to the northwest to the climbing area of the striking Torsäule. To the west, after the Schrambachscharte, there is a constant up and down to the Hochkönig summit with the Matrashaus. In suitable weather, you are rewarded with a wonderful view.
Arthurhaus Mühlbach hiking bus stop
Mitterfeldalm 1.670 m
Torsäule, die Wächterin des Hochkönigs mit über 36 Kletterrouten
Matrashaus
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
A wealth of information is available on the internet.
Author’s map recommendations
Pongau, Hochkönig, Saalfelden 1 : 50 000. WK 103, by Freytag-Berndt
AV map 10/2
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Equipment
You should be prepared for the surprises that the mountains offer. Warm, functional, and durable clothing, gloves, hat, sun and rain protection, first aid kit with blister plasters, bivouac sack, emergency phone, map material, trekking backpack with rain cover, sturdy and well-broken-in footwear, telescopic poles if needed, overnight gear...
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions