Taubenkogel
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The Taubenkogel is a high peak in the Dachstein Mountains
of Upper Austria
, northeast of the Hallstätter Glacier
. It may be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein Cable Car on the Gjaidalm or from the Simony Hut
.
In good weather there is a fine view from the summit of the Hoher Dachstein
, the Gjaidstein
and the Hallstätter Glacier.
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...
of Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
, northeast of the Hallstätter Glacier
Hallstätter Glacier
The Hallstätter Glacier 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...
. It may be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein Cable Car on the Gjaidalm or from 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...
.
In good weather there is a fine view from the summit of the Hoher 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...
, the 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...
and the Hallstätter Glacier.