Kitzsteinhorn
Kitzsteinhorn | |
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Alpine mountains above 3000 m | |
Coordinates | 47°11′17″N 12°41′15″E / 47.18806°N 12.68750°E |
Geography | |
Location | Salzburg, Austria |
Parent range | Glockner Group High Tauern |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1828 by Johann Entacher |
The Kitzsteinhorn is a mountain in the High Tauern range of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria. It is part of the Glockner Group and reaches a height of 3,203 m (10,509 ft) AA.[1] The Kitzsteinhorn Glaciers are a popular ski area.
Geography
The mountain is located north of the
Today the summit can be easily reached using the Glacier Aerial Tramway from the valley station at 911 m (2,989 ft), including the highest cable car pylon in the world, being 113.6 m (373 ft) tall with a diameter of 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in). There is a restaurant and a panoramic terrace on the roof of the upper station, at 3,029 m (9,938 ft) above sea level.
Climate change
Since the first comprehensive studies of the glacier in the 1960s, some scientists have measured a reduction of glacier surface area by more than two-thirds in 2022.[2]
Ski area
Skiing on Mt Kitzsteinhorn already began in the early 20th century, when the German and Austrian Alpine Club erected a mountain hut (Krefelder Hütte) in 1907-09. The first cable car was put into operation in December 1965, and opened up the Schmiedingerkees and Maurerkees glaciers, making it the first glacier ski slope in the Austrian Alps. Nevertheless, the resort has to deal with environmental impacts and the global retreat of glaciers since 1850.
An underground
Notes and references
- ^ a b "Kitzsteinhorn: A skiing region". BBC News. 2000-11-11. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ red, salzburg ORF at (2022-08-01). "Kitzsteinhorn-Gletscher um zwei Drittel geschrumpft". salzburg.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Banerjee, Neela (2000-11-12). "Cable-Car Fire Kills 170 Skiers Trapped In Austrian Tunnel". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ "Austria tunnel fire blamed on heater". BBC News. 2001-09-06. Retrieved 2008-12-02.