The Schattberg is a high mountain in the

Kitzbühel Alps The Kitzbühel Alps (german: Kitzbüheler Alpen or ''Kitzbühler Alpen'') are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps surrounding the town of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria. Geologically they are part of the western slate zone (greywacke zone) ...

in the Austrian state of

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Location and surrounding area

The Schattberg is the local mountain for the

Pinzgau The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (). The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population dens ...

parish of

Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well known for its skiing and other winter sports. A four piste network consisting of Saalbach, Hinterglemm, Fieberbru ...

, that lies about 3 kilometres to the north. It forms the end of a mountain ridge that runs from the 2,249 m high ''Hochkogel'' over the 2,092 m high ''Saalbachkogel'' and the 2,123 m high ''Stemmerkogel'' to the north. To the west is the ''Schwarzachgraben'' stream, to the east the valley of the ''Löhnersbach'' which descends into the

Glemmtal The Glemmtal ("Glemm Valley") in the Austrian state of Salzburg is the valley of the roughly 30 km long upper reaches of the River Saalach. It belongs to the northern Pinzgau region and separates the Kitzbühel Alps in an east-west direction. ...

. The mountain has three peaks: the West Schattberg (''Schattberg West'') 2,096 m, the Middle Schattberg (''Mittelgipfel'') 2,097 m and the East Schattberg (''Schattberg-Ost'') 2,018 m, which is northeast of the ''Dillinger Eck'' (1,875 m).

Access

The West and East Schattberg are accessible on ski lifts from Hinterglemm and Saalbach that form part of the Saalbach-Hinterglemm-

Leogang Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort. Population Sights :Mining and Gothic Museum :tourist mine Schwarzle ...

ski region. Before the Schattberg X-Press cableway was erected in 2003, the Schattberg Cable Car (''Schattbergbahn''), built in 1960, ran from Saalbach to the summit. This cable car was, after its upgrade in 1973, the largest of its type in Austria, capable of transporting 100 people per cabin, and having the strongest standing cable (63 mm) in the world. Around the mountain are several alm huts. The area is accessible on numerous hiking trails. Signposted ascents run from the northwest and northeast to the main peak, the Middle Schattberg. Gravelled tracks run up to the west and east peaks that are popular with

mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which ...

rs.''Schattberg West - Ost / Mountainbike Tour''
at www.alpintouren.com. Accessed on 13 Jan 2011. A signed climbing path runs to the south as well as a ski route to the

Pinzgau Ridgeway The Pinzgau Ridgeway (german: Pinzgauer Spaziergang or ''Pinzgauer Höhenweg'') is a roughly 25 kilometre long ridgeway in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. Location and route The ridgeway runs parallel to the S ...

, a popular mountain trail.

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