Schattberg (Saalbach-Hinterglemm)
Encyclopedia
The Schattberg is a high mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
parish of Saalbach-Hinterglemm
, that lies about 3 kilometres to the north. It forms the end of a mountain ridge that runs from the high Hochkogel over the high Saalbachkogel and the high Stemmerkogel to the north. To the west is the Schwarzachgraben stream, to the east the valley of the Löhnersbach which descends into the Glemmtal
. The mountain has three peaks: the West Schattberg (Schattberg West) , the Middle Schattberg (Mittelgipfel) and the East Schattberg (Schattberg-Ost) , which is northeast of the Dillinger Eck .
ski region.
Before the Schattberg X-Press cableway was erected in 2003, the Schattberg Cable Car (Schattbergbahn), built in 1960, ran from Saalbach to the summit. This cable car was, after its upgrade in 1973, the largest of its type in Austria, capable of transporting 100 people per cabin, and having the strongest standing cable (63 mm) in the world.
Around the mountain are several alm huts. The area is accessible on numerous hiking trails. Signposted ascents run from the northwest and northeast to the main peak, the Middle Schattberg. Gravelled tracks run up to the west and east peaks that are popular with mountain bike
rs. A signed climbing path runs to the south as well as a ski route to the Pinzgau Ridgeway
, a popular mountain trail.
Location and surrounding area
The Schattberg is the local mountain for the PinzgauPinzgau
The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region....
parish of Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports...
, that lies about 3 kilometres to the north. It forms the end of a mountain ridge that runs from the high Hochkogel over the high Saalbachkogel and the high Stemmerkogel to the north. To the west is the Schwarzachgraben stream, to the east the valley of the Löhnersbach which descends into the Glemmtal
Glemmtal
The Glemmtal in the Austrian state of Salzburg is the valley of the roughly 30 km long upper reaches of the River Saalach. It belongs to the northern Pinzgau region and separates the Kitzbühel Alps in an east-west direction...
. The mountain has three peaks: the West Schattberg (Schattberg West) , the Middle Schattberg (Mittelgipfel) and the East Schattberg (Schattberg-Ost) , which is northeast of the Dillinger Eck .
Access
The West and East Schattberg are accessible on ski lifts from Hinterglemm and Saalbach that form part of the Saalbach-Hinterglemm-LeogangLeogang
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and Summer mountain biking resort....
ski region.
Before the Schattberg X-Press cableway was erected in 2003, the Schattberg Cable Car (Schattbergbahn), built in 1960, ran from Saalbach to the summit. This cable car was, after its upgrade in 1973, the largest of its type in Austria, capable of transporting 100 people per cabin, and having the strongest standing cable (63 mm) in the world.
Around the mountain are several alm huts. The area is accessible on numerous hiking trails. Signposted ascents run from the northwest and northeast to the main peak, the Middle Schattberg. Gravelled tracks run up to the west and east peaks that are popular with mountain bike
Mountain bike
A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...
rs. A signed climbing path runs to the south as well as a ski route to the Pinzgau Ridgeway
Pinzgau Ridgeway
The Pinzgau Ridgeway is a roughly 25 kilometre long ridgeway in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg.- Location and route :...
, a popular mountain trail.