Prince-Bishop Schwarzenberg with Gemminger, Tatz and Wein, 1830
Easiest route
From the Ofen valley, grade I
Normal route
over the "Schönen Fleck" from the Blaueishütte, grade II
At 2,606.9 metres (8,553 ft),[2] the Hochkalter in the Berchtesgaden Alps is the highest peak in the massif of the same name and therefore one of the highest mountains in Germany. The Hochkalter Massif (German: Hochkalterstock or Hochkaltermassiv) is also called the Hochkalter mountains (German: Hochkaltergebirge).
The Hochkalter massif lies west of the Watzmann massif and, like it, is located within the Berchtesgaden National Park. The Hochkalter mountains are divided into sub-groups known as the Hochkalter Group (Hochkalter-Gruppe), Hocheis Group (Hocheis-Gruppe) and Southern Wimbach Chain (Südliche Wimbachkette). The most important base for climbing this alpenstock is the German Alpine Club's Blaueis Hut (Blaueishütte, literally "Blue Ice Hut") which lies at a height of 1,653 metres (5,423 ft) in the Blaueis Cirque (Blaueiskar) below the Blaueis, the most northern glacier in the Alps. Other mountain huts are the Bergheim Hirschbichl for the Hocheis Group, the Wimbachgries Hut (Wimbachgrieshütte) for climbs up the eastern flanks of the massif and the Ingolstädter Haus for the Southern Wimbach Chain.
^The key col is NW of the Sigeretkopf and is 1944 m according to SRTM. The Wimbachscharte SE of this summit is higher. See the BEV map and the Peakbagger entry
^According to information from the Bavarian Survey Office (Bayerischen Landesvermessungsamt) in 2008, the exact height is 2,606.9 m. The figure of 2,606 m given on many maps is due to the decimal place being deleted without rounding the figure up.
Hochkalter Massif (German: Hochkalterstock or Hochkaltermassiv) is also called the Hochkalter mountains (German: Hochkaltergebirge). The Hochkalter massif...
901 ft)), and beyond that, separated by the Wimbachtal valley, the massif of Hochkalter (2,607 metres (8,553 ft)). The Watzmann is the third highest mountain...
German soil is the Watzmann with a height of 2,713 metres, followed by the Hochkalter (2,607 m), the Großer Daumen (2,280 m) and the Höfats (2,259 m). Likewise...
view over the Berchtesgaden Alps, including the Hoher Göll, Watzmann, Hochkalter and Untersberg peaks, as well as to the Königssee lake and to the city...
Schareck (2,570 m), Breithorn (2,504 m), Persailhorn (2,347 m) Hochkalter Mountains: Hochkalter (2,607 m), Hocheisspitze (2,521 m), Seehorn (2,321 m) Göllstock:...
cirque, nestling between the rock faces of the Blaueisspitze (2480 m), Hochkalter (2607 m) and Kleinkalter (2513 m), which ring the glacier in a horseshoe...
hiking summit. The view from the top extends from the Untersberg, the Hochkalter and Watzmann over the Leoganger Steinberge and Loferer Steinberge to the...
1977-8 season. Later he managed with his wife the "Hochkalter" hotel (named after the nearby Hochkalter mountains) in Ramsau near Berchtesgaden. "List of...
Großer Priel, and Dachstein, while to the southeast, the Watzmann and Hochkalter can be seen. To the south are the Großglockner and Leoganger Steinberge...
the highest mountain in the eponymous Hocheis Group that belongs to the Hochkalter Massif. The first reported ascent of the Hocheisspitze was by Hermann...
partly to Salzburg. To the northwest the Steinernes Meer borders on the Hochkalter stock and the Watzmann, to the northeast lie the Hagen Mountains and to...
Bavaria, Germany Country Germany States Bavaria Parent range Watzmann Hochkalter Hoher Göll Geology Mountain type Mountain - an elevation standing high...
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