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°ECoordinates: 47°28′54″N 13°37′56″E / 47.48167°N 13.63222°E
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

• Willi End: Alpenvereinsführer Dachsteingebirge Ost. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1980. ISBN 3-7633-1234-X. Randzahlen 1061 – 1079