| Schmittenhöhe | |
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View of the Schmittenhöhe from Thumersbach |
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| Height | 1,965 m AA (6,447 ft) |
| Location | Salzburg, Austria |
| Range | Kitzbühel Alps |
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The Schmittenhöhe is a mountain, 1,965 m AA high, on the eastern edge of the Kitzbühel Alps. It is the local mountain of the district capital of Zell am See, from where a cable car was built in 1927 by Adolf Bleichert & Co. that runs to the summit. The cable car system has been renovated several times since. From the summit of the Schmittenhöhe there is a good view of over 30 three-thousanders as well as the lake of Zeller See, the river basin and the whole Saalach valley.
The Schmittenhöhe has pistes for winter sports. From the Schmittenhöhe numerous long-distance flights may be made by paraglider into the Pinzgau region whose straight, east-west orientation enables long flights to be made.[1]