Hochtor, at , is the highest
mountain
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in the
Ennstaler Alps, part of the
Northern Limestone Alps
The Northern Limestone Alps (german: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germa ...
, in
Styria,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
.
The mountain is protected as part of
Gesäuse National Park
The Gesäuse National Park is a national park in the Austrian state of Styria. Located in the mountainous Upper Styrian region, it covers large parts of the Gesäuse range within the Ennstal Alps and the steep water gap of the Enns river betwe ...
, the third largest in Austria.
Gallery
image:Hochtor.JPG, Hochtor with the ''Hesshütte'', an alpine hut
A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization ...
in the foreground
image:HochtorOedsteinGroup FromS HoherZinken.jpg, Hochtor - Ödstein Group (from right to left) as seen from Hoher Zinken in the south
image:Ennstaler_Alpen_10km.jpg, Ennstal Alps from 10 000 m
File:Buchstein massif from Hochtor.jpg, View from Hochtor
See also
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List of Alpine peaks by prominence
This is a list of the mountains of the Alps, ordered by their topographic prominence. For a list by height, see the list of mountains of the Alps. By descending to 1,500 m of prominence, this list includes all the Ultras of the Alps. Some famous p ...
References
External links
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"Hochtor, Austria" on Peakbagger
Mountains of the Alps
Ennstal Alps
Mountains of Styria
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