Kerschbaum Saddle Kerschbaumer Sattel | |
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Top of the pass | |
Elevation | 1,111 mAT |
Traversed by | local road |
Location | Austria |
Range | Kitzbühel Alps |
Coordinates | 47°23′15″N11°52′35″E / 47.38754°N 11.87649°E Coordinates: 47°23′15″N11°52′35″E / 47.38754°N 11.87649°E |
The Kerschbaum Saddle (German : Kerschbaumer Sattel) is a 1,111 m (AA) high mountain pass between Alpbachtal and Zillertal in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. [1] [2]
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