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Grossglockner

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Grossglockner (grōs`glôknər), peak, 12,460 ft (3,797 m) high, in Tyrol, S Austria, the highest point in the Hohe Tauern range and in Austria. It is traversed by the Grossglocknerstrasse (built 1930–35), a magnificent Alpine highway rising up to 7,770 ft (2,368 m). On the mountain is the great Pasterze glacier, which grew to its greatest extent in the mid-1800s. It is now 7.6 sq mi (19.8 sq km) in area and 5 mi (8 km) long.

Grossglockner

Highest peak in Austria, in the Hohe Tauern range. It reaches an elevation of 12,457 ft (3,797 m) and was first climbed in 1800. A noted glacier on the mountain is the Pasterze Glacier, 5 mi (8 km) long and 3 mi (5 km) wide. Winter sports, mountain climbing, and beautiful scenery have made Grossglockner a tourist attraction.


Grossglockner 

the highest peak in Austria, part of the Hohe Tauern range. Altitude, 3,797 m. The peak is composed of crystalline rock and has the shape of a sharpened pyramid. On the eastern slope are glaciers up to 9 km long.



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It did them proud and they crossed seven countries with no problems, even when tackling the Grossglockner in the Austrian Alps, the highest road possible to drive by car.
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Grossglockner Alpine Road The Grossglockner alpine road is one of the most visited alpine roads in the continent.
 
 
 
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