Johannisberg (High Tauern)

Johannisberg
The Johannisberg seen from Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe
Elevation	3,453 m above sea level (AA) (11,329 ft)
Location
Johannisberg Border between Carinthia and Salzburg, Austria
Range	Glockner Group, High Tauern
Coordinates	47°06′34″N 12°40′22″E / 47.10944°N 12.67278°E / 47.10944; 12.67278Coordinates: 47°06′34″N 12°40′22″E / 47.10944°N 12.67278°E / 47.10944; 12.67278

The Johannisberg, formerly also called the Keeserkopf and Herzoghut, is a 3,453 metre high mountain in the Glockner Group in the central section of the main Tauern crest, a mountain range in the Austrian Central Alps. The mountain lies right on the border between the Austrian states of Salzburg and Carinthia. It was given its present name in honour of Archduke John of Austria by the Regensburg botanist, David Heinrich Hoppe, in 1832, on the occasion of the failed attempt to advance into the area beyond the Riffltor (3,094 m). The Johannisberg has, seen from the east, a firn-capped dome shape, its western side consists of a mighty, 450 metre high and 50° inclined West Face. Long, prominent, knife-edge ridges radiate away from it to the northwest and southwest. The mountain is a popular destination for walkers and climbers due to its easy accessibility.

The Johannisberg seen from the Eiskögele (southwest)

References

Sources and maps

• Willi End: Glocknergruppe Alpine Club Guide, Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2003, ISBN 3-7633-1266-8
• Eduard Richter: Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, III. Band, Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, Berlin 1894
• Alpine Club map 1:25.000, Sheet 40, Glocknergruppe

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