Großer Bratschenkopf map

Großer Bratschenkopf

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2 858 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

127 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

About

The Bratschenköpfe, consisting of the Großer Bratschenkopf (2,857 m (AA)) and Kleiner Bratschenkopf (2,686 m (AA)), are two peaks in the Hochkönig massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The lie in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

The Großer Bratschenkopf may be climbed on a trackless route from the north from the crossing between the Arthurhaus and the Matrashaus (grade: easy). The Kleiner Bratschenkopf to the east may be reached from the same route (grade I).

Across the south face of the Großer Bratschenkopfs runs the climbing route known as Freier als Paul Preuß by Albert Precht (first climb, 1986, free solo, grade VII, face height 900 metres).

The nearest mountain hut is Franz-Eduard-Matras-Haus located 1 265m/4 151ft W of the summit.

By elevation Großer Bratschenkopf is

# 27 out of 826 in Sankt Johann im Pongau
# 3 out of 1048 in the Northern Salzburg Alps
# 3 out of 590 in the Berchtesgaden Alps
# 3 out of 74 in the Hochkönig

By prominence Großer Bratschenkopf is

# 90 out of 590 in the Berchtesgaden Alps
# 11 out of 74 in the Hochkönig