The Nebelhorn is a
mountain
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in the
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps (german: Allgäuer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance.
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in
Germany
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, near the village of
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf ( Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in Germany and one of its highest towns.
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. It lends its name to the
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season.
The competitio ...
figure skating competition
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Types of figure skating competitions
International
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and the Nebelhorn Classics a freeride race event. Also the Nine Knights freeski contest takes place just above the "Höfatsblick" station of the Nebelhornbahn.
Its summit is a well-known viewing point, from where there is a view far into the Alpine massif.
The summit area of the Nebelhorn may be climbed via the Hindelang
Klettersteig
A via ferrata (Italian language, Italian for "iron path", plural ''vie ferrate'' or in English ''via ferratas'') is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other locations. The term "via ferrata" is used in most countries and ...
; it should only be attempted with special equipment (a '
Klettersteig set
A via ferrata (Italian for "iron path", plural ''vie ferrate'' or in English ''via ferratas'') is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other locations. The term "via ferrata" is used in most countries and languages except n ...
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Gallery
File:Nebelhorn summit.jpg, Summit
File:Nebelhorn ansicht.JPG, View from Edmund-Probst-Haus to the Nebelhorn
File:Geissfuss und Nebelhorn.jpg, Nebelhorn from Schattenberg
File:Nebelhorn gipfel 2008-12-30.jpg, Paragliders
File:Nebelhorn Höfatsblick.jpg, Station Hofätsblick
File:Nebelhorn Höfatsblick u Gipfelstation.jpg, Stations Hofätsblick and Gipfelstation
File:Nebelhorn-vom-riedberger-horn.jpg, Nebelhorn and Rubihorn
Rubihorn is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of ...
seen from Riedberger Horn
File:Trail on the Nebelhorn.jpg, Trail on the Nebelhorn
External links
* http://www.nebelhorn.de/
Mountains of Bavaria
Allgäu Alps
Mountains of the Alps
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