The Hohe Dock lies in the

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n federal state of

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

and, at 3,348 metres, is one of the highest peaks in the

Glockner Group The Glockner Group Reynolds, Kev (2005). ''Walking in the Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, p.409, . (german: Glocknergruppe) is a sub-group of the Austrian Central Alps in the Eastern Alps, and is located in the centre section of the High ...

. The mountain, with its striking trapezoidal shape, dominates the

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ally left-hand side of the valley of the

Fuscher Ache The Fuscher Ache is a river of Salzburg (Bundesland), Salzburg, Austria, a right tributary of the River Salzach. The Fuscher Ache rises as the confluence of the Kaefertalbach und the Traunerbach near the ''Fuscher Törl'' at a height of about in ...

and the panorama above the northern ramp of the

Großglockner High Alpine Road The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (in German ''Großglockner Hochalpenstraße'') is the highest surfaced mountain pass road in Austria. It connects Bruck in the state of Salzburg with Heiligenblut in Carinthia via Fuscher Törl at 2,428 m ( ...

. Its secondary peak, the southeastern summit, reaches a height of .

Climbing route

The start point is the head of the valley at

Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße is a municipality, at the foot of Grossglockner mountain, in the district of Zell am See (district), Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. See town website pages at ...

(Ferleiten). The summit is ascended via the Schwarzenberg Hut (2,267 m) along a signed, high alpine path.

References

External links

Climbing the Hohe Dock
- (Czech / English)

Gallery

Image:Hohe_Dock.jpg, The Hohe Dock from the northeast {{DEFAULTSORT:Dock, Hohe Glockner Group Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Salzburg (state) Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße