The Brandhorn is a mountain, , in the Berchtesgaden Alps in the

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Steinernes Meer The Steinernes Meer (literally "Rocky Sea") is a high karst plateau in the Northern Limestone Alps. As one of the nine sub-ranges of the Berchtesgaden Alps the Steinernes Meer belongs partly to Bavaria and partly to Salzburg. Location To the no ...

, at the crossing to the

Hochkönig The Hochkönig is a mountain group containing the highest mountain (Mount Hochkönig) in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Salzburgerland, Austria. The Berchtesgaden Alps form part of the Northern Limestone Alps. Location It lies to the west of the town ...

. After the

Selbhorn Selbhorn is with an elevation of the highest mountain in the Steinernes Meer, a sub-range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. It is located in the Austrian state Salzburg, close to the German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germa ...

(2,655 m) and

Schönfeldspitze Schönfeldspitze is, with an elevation of , the second highest mountain (after Selbhorn) in the Steinernes Meer, a sub-range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. It is located in the Austrian state of Salzburg, close to the German border. Schönfeldspitz ...

(2,653 m) the Brandhorn is the third highest peak in the Steinernes Meer.

Ascent

The path from the Riemannhaus to the Matrashaus – and thus the E4 ''alpin'' long distance path – runs over the Brandhorn. grade I–II, walking duration: 10–12 hours. Other summit approaches: * From the Eckbert Hut along the Bohlensteig and Torscharte, I–II, partly secured, 4 hours * From the ''Steinhütterl'' via the Mauerscharte gap and the Alpriedelhorn, trackless, 3½ hours * From Hinterthal via the Torscharte gap

Literature

*{{cite book , author=Bernhard Kühnhauser , year=2011 , title=Alpenvereinsführer Berchtesgadener Alpen mit Hochkönig , edition=20th , publisher=Bergverlag Rother , location=Munich , isbn=978-3-7633-1127-9 , pages=426–429, 568 Two-thousanders of Austria Mountains of the Alps Berchtesgaden Alps