Schafberg (Salzkammergut)

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Schafberg
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Schafberg and Wolfgangsee
Highest point
Elevation 1,783 m (5,850 ft)
Prominence 1,178 m (3,865 ft) [1]
Coordinates 47°46′35″N13°26′02″E / 47.77639°N 13.43389°E / 47.77639; 13.43389
Geography
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Schafberg
Location in the Alps
Location Salzburg, Austria
Parent range Salzkammergut Mountains

Schafberg (1,783 m) is a mountain in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Situated within the Salzkammergut Mountains range of the Northern Limestone Alps, the Schafberg rises at the shore of Wolfgangsee Lake.

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Tourism

During the summer, the Schafbergbahn , a rack railway that opened in 1893, runs from the small town of St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut on the shores of the Wolfgangsee to the summit. The peak offers a panoramic view of the Salzkammergut mountains and its lakes and is also the site of a hotel called Schafbergspitze, established in 1862. [2]

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References

  1. "Schafberg -peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. Schafbergbahn website

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