Grossglockner
Trip Guide & 3D Map
High Tauern · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Grossglockner is a 12,461 ft summit in the High Tauern (Austria). PeakAtlas rates it snow / glacier (Alpine glacier); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Heiligenblut (12 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 12,461 ft
- Prominence
- 7,956 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Snow / glacier
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Heiligenblut · 12 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Grossglockner, and what do you need before you go?
Grossglockner is listed as Alpine glacier with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Heiligenblut, Carinthia
How tall is Grossglockner, and where is it?
- Location
- Carinthia, Austria
- Elevation
- 12,461 ft
- Prominence
- 7,956 ft
- Mountain range
- High Tauern
- Difficulty
- Alpine glacier
What makes Grossglockner notable?
Austria’s highest mountain and an Eastern Alps landmark.
Austria’s highest mountain, a classic High Tauern ice climb above the Pasterze Glacier.
After you check trip readiness for Grossglockner, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the High Tauern, Carinthia, Austria.
Closest places
- Heiligenblut — Carinthia via B107
Notable trails & routes
- Stüdlgrat
- Normalweg