Hochwildstelle

Hochwildstelle

The Hochwildstelle from the Klafferscharte col to the southwest
Highest point
Elevation 2,747 m (AA) (9,012 ft)
Prominence 486 m Rottor
Isolation 9.2 km Hochgolling
Coordinates 47°20′06″N 13°49′50″E / 47.334917°N 13.830472°E / 47.334917; 13.830472Coordinates: 47°20′06″N 13°49′50″E / 47.334917°N 13.830472°E / 47.334917; 13.830472
Geography
Hochwildstelle

Styria, Austria

State/Province AT-6
Parent range Schladming Tauern, Low Tauern
Geology
Mountain type Migmatic paragneiss
Climbing
First ascent 1801 by M. Reiter and companions

The Hochwildstelle or Hohe Wildstelle is a mountain, 2,747 m (AA), and the second highest peak in the Schladming Tauern as well as the highest mountain entirely on Styrian territory in Austria. Its summit is near the tripoint of the three municipalities of Aich, Michaelerberg-Pruggern and Schladming.

The step-like summit block with its mighty rock faces dominates the edge of the mountain range along the Enns Valley, before the range climbs even higher still to the summit of the Hochgolling on the main chain of the Alps.

The knife-edged south arête drops away, immediately south of the summit cross, down to the col of Wildlochscharte (2,488 m) and then climbs again to the summit of the Himmelreich (2,500 m), before dropping into the valley and the Preintaler Hut from the peak of Schneiders (2,328 m).

The ridgeline, which is relatively sharp for a crystalline mountain range runs roughly north to south. The region is very well watered. Even in the vicinity of the very high massif there are several mountain lakes and two large waterfalls.

Two waymarked routes run up the Hochwildstelle:

The Hochwildstelle from the northwest (Höchstein)

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