Gjaidstein

Hoher Gjaidstein

The Gjaidstein and Hoher Dachstein
Highest point
Elevation 2,794 m above sea level (AA) (9,167 ft)
Coordinates 47°28′54″N 13°37′56″E / 47.48167°N 13.63222°E / 47.48167; 13.63222Coordinates: 47°28′54″N 13°37′56″E / 47.48167°N 13.63222°E / 47.48167; 13.63222
Geography
Hoher Gjaidstein

Upper Austria, Austria

Parent range Dachstein Mountains
Geology
Mountain type Limestone
Climbing
Normal route SW arête from Gjaidstein saddle, grade I

The Hoher Gjaidstein is a 2,794 m high mountain peak in the Dachstein Mountains in Upper Austria east and above the Hallstätter Glacier. It may be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein South Face Cable Car or from the Simony Hut each of which is an easy grade I climb. As well as the Hoher Gjaidstein (="Higher Gjaidstein") there is also the Niederen Gjaidstein ("Lower Gjaidstein", 2,482 m) and the Kleinen Gjaidstein ("Little Gjaidstein", 2,734 m).

The mountain was climbed as early as 1823 by de Halley from the north from the Gjaid cirque (Gjaidkar). Whether the actual summit had been conquered earlier is not known.

Sources

Summit cross of 1981
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