Kaiser Franz Josefs Höhe (Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
N 47° 04.513 E 012° 45.059
33T E 329260 N 5215977
Depicted direction and distance arrows are located at the start of hiking trails on Kaiser Franz Josefs Höhe in the middle of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Waymark Code: WM78R3
Location: Kärnten, Austria
Date Posted: 09/20/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 24
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Here, at the Kaiser Franz Josefs Höhe you stand directly before Austria´s highest mountain, the Grossglockner (3 798 m) and over the longest glacier in the eastern Alps, the Pasterze Glacier. And here also are starting hiking trails to the Glacier and the gap under summit of Grossglockner, where you can find the alpine chalet called Erzherzog Johann Hütte.

The Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe is the touristic centre (and the highest point of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road) in the middle of Hohe Tauern National Park. The place is named after the visit of Kaiser Franz-Josef made here in 1856.

Historic significance:
Placed by Oesterreichischer Alpenverein (OEAV; East-Austrian Alpine Association) for tourists. Distances are marked in hours.

Location nearest to where you live now:
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe Hotel; visited during summer holidays.

Date placed: Not listed
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