The Rote Knopf () is the second highest

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...

in the Schober Group within the

High Tauern The High Tauern ( pl.; german: Hohe Tauern, it, Alti Tauri) are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of ...

in the

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n Alps. It is only two metres short of the

Petzeck Petzeck (3,283m) is the highest mountain of the Schober Group in the High Tauern range, Austria. The mountain has a 1,000m high north face but its southern slope is more gentle, with lakes such as Kreuzsee and Wangenitzsee on its slopes. Its so ...

, the highest summit in the Schober. Nevertheless, this peak is far less well known that the

Hochschober The Hochschober () is the mountain that gives its name to the Schober Group in the High Tauern, although the summit is only the fourth highest in the group. This may have arisen because the north face of the mountain is an impressive sight from ...

or the Glödis. This is probably because the mountain is not visible from the valleys of the Kalser Tal or the anterior Debanttal. The easiest ascent runs from the Elberfelder Hut following the

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southwards before turning west and running along the southeastern

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to the summit. This climb not only requires

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, but also exposed, albeit not difficult, climbing at

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. From the summit, Austria's highest mountain, the

Großglockner The Grossglockner (german: Großglockner ; or just ''Glockner'') is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Gloc ...

, may be seen prominently to the north.

Literature and maps

*Alpine Club map, Sheet 41, 1:25,000 series, ''Schobergruppe'', *Richard Goedeke: ''3000er in den Nordalpen'', Bruckmann, Munich, 2004, *Geord Zlöbl: ''Die Dreitausender Osttirols im Nationalpark Hohe Tauern'', Verlag Grafik Zloebl, 2005,

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