Hallstätter Glacier
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The Hallstätter Glacier (formerly also called the Karleisfeld or Karl Icefield) is the largest glacier in the Dachstein Mountains
. It lies immediately beneath the northern foot of the Dachstein
itself and runs down to the Eissee
lake below the Simony Hut
at a height of 2,205 m. To the east the Hallstätter Glacier is bounded by the High Gjaidstein
. Firmly sealed off at its western snout by the Schöberl, 2,426 m, it is bordered in the west by the eastern flank of the Hohes Kreuz ridge, running from south to north, which reaches a height of 2,837 metres.
In its upper third the glacier flows around a prominent landmark, the Eisstein. At its head in the south it is also bordered by the Hunerkogel and the Dirndln.
Other glaciers on the Dachstein are the Gosau Glacier to the west and the Schladminger Glacier to the east.
Dachstein Mountains
The Dachstein Mountains are a mountain range in the Alps. The term is a collective name used by the Austrian Alpine Club in categorising the Eastern Alps The Dachstein Mountains are a mountain range in the Alps. The term is a collective name used by the Austrian Alpine Club in categorising the...
. It lies immediately beneath the northern foot of the Dachstein
Hoher Dachstein
Hoher Dachstein is a strongly karstic Austrian mountain, and the second highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria in central Austria, and is the highest point in each of those states...
itself and runs down to the Eissee
Eissee
The Upper and Lower Eissee are two lakes in the Dachstein Mountains in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. They lie north of a high mountain, the Gjaidstein, at an elevation of around .- Lower Eissee :...
lake below the Simony Hut
Simony Hut
The Simony Hut is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Austrian Alpine Club located at a height of 2,205 metres, just below the Hallstätter Glacier at the foot of the Hoher Dachstein in Austria...
at a height of 2,205 m. To the east the Hallstätter Glacier is bounded by the High Gjaidstein
Gjaidstein
The Hoher Gjaidstein is a high mountain peak in the Dachstein Mountains in Upper Austria east and above the Hallstätter Glacier. It may be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein South Face Cable Car or from the Simony Hut each of which is an easy grade I climb...
. Firmly sealed off at its western snout by the Schöberl, 2,426 m, it is bordered in the west by the eastern flank of the Hohes Kreuz ridge, running from south to north, which reaches a height of 2,837 metres.
In its upper third the glacier flows around a prominent landmark, the Eisstein. At its head in the south it is also bordered by the Hunerkogel and the Dirndln.
Other glaciers on the Dachstein are the Gosau Glacier to the west and the Schladminger Glacier to the east.
Sources
- Roman Moser: Der Hallstätter Gletscher - heute der größte Gletscher der Nördlichen Kalkalpen. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter 8(1954)1-2, S. 103 (Digitalisat)
- Herbert Weingartner: Lehrpfad Hallstätter Gletscher - Ein Begleiter durch die Gebirgslandschaft am Dachstein . Atelier Tintifax, Breitenfurt