Hochkönig Massifs

The Hochkönig group, one of the finest mountain massifs of the Northern Alps in the province of Salzburg, adjoins the Steinernes Meer on the southeast. It is also known as the Übergossene Alm ("The Overspilled Pastureland") or the Ewiges Scnhneegebirge ("The Eternal Snow Mountain"). Its massive bulk, falling away in precipitous rock faces, is crowned by a gently rounded icefield, from which the summit of the Hochkönig (2,941m/9,649ft) projects only a short way. The view from the summit of the massif is particularly far-ranging and grand. The ascent from the Arthur-Haus (1,503m/4,931ft) at Mühlbach is relatively easy, and the alternative approach from Werfen by way of the Ostpreussen-Hütte (1,630m/5,348ft) presents no particular difficulty