Schoberköpfe

Schoberköpfe

The Torsäule (left) and Schoberköpfe (centre) with the Teufelskirche in front, seen from the Ochsenriedl
Highest point
Elevation 2,708 m (AA) (8,885 ft)
Prominence 2,708-2,579 m ↓ Schoberschartl
Isolation 1.8 km → Großer Bratschenkopf
Coordinates 47°25′51″N 13°05′48″E / 47.43083°N 13.09667°E / 47.43083; 13.09667Coordinates: 47°25′51″N 13°05′48″E / 47.43083°N 13.09667°E / 47.43083; 13.09667
Geography
Schoberköpfe

Salzburg, Austria

Parent range Hochkönig, Berchtesgaden Alps
Geology
Age of rock Norian - Rhaetian
Mountain type Dachstein limestone

The Schoberköpfe are several ridge-shaped peaks, arranged along the eastern edge of the Hochkönig plateau in the Berchtesgaden Alps, and which lie in a semi-circular arc that opens towards the east facling the Salzach valley:

The relatively steep, 200-300-metre-high south faces drop into the scree-covered Eiskar and climb up again opposite into the striking, isolated pillar of the Torsäule 2,588 m. Somewhat west of the arête, near the Schoberschartl gap (2,579 m), ends the plateau glacier of the Übergossene Alm, which covers part of the Hochkönig summit region.

Ascents

The first known tourist ascent of the Schoberköpfe was undertaken on 29 June 1882 by Ludwig Purtscheller, but he did not publish any report about the tour. The two Schoberköpfe are accessible from the plateau on an easy climbing, but trackless, route. The normal route to the Teufelskirche requires climbing skills up to grade IV however. Otherwise the Schoberköpfe have numerous climbing routes on their southern faces.

Literature

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.austrianmap.at/ BEV 1:50,000 series.
  2. ↑ Albert Precht: Alpenvereinsführer Hochkönig
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