Eiskogel (Tennen Mountains)
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| Eiskogel | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,321 m (AA) (7,615 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,321−2,165 m ↓ Eiskogelboden |
| Isolation | 0.8 km → Schartwand |
| Coordinates | 47°29′48″N 13°16′54″E / 47.49667°N 13.28167°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Tennen Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Norian – Rhaetian |
| Rock type | Dachstein limestone |
| Climbing | |
| Normal route | Wengerau – Dr. Heinrich Hackel Hut – Stiegl – Tauernscharte – Nordostflanke – Eiskogel |
The Eiskogel (2,321 m (AA)) is one of the best known peaks in the Tennen Mountains (Tennengebirge) which are part of the Northern Limestone Alps in the state of Salzburg. On its south and west sides the mountain has rock faces up to 1,000 metres high. By contrast, to the north and east it descends relatively gently down grass and schrofen slopes to the broad plateau of the Tennen Mountains.
The double summit of the Eiskogel rises on the southern rim of the Tennen Mountains at Werfenweng and not far from the border between the Tennengau and Pongau. The Great Eiskogel is often a destination of mountain climbers. At the foot of the summit block is the Eiskogelhöhle; further east rises the Tauernkogel (Tennen Mountains).
