Mitterhorn

Coordinates: 47°27′39″N 12°54′00″E / 47.46071°N 12.900052°E / 47.46071; 12.900052
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Mitterhorn
View from the Breithorn to Mitterhorn
Highest point
Elevation2,491 m (8,173 ft)
Coordinates47°27′39″N 12°54′00″E / 47.46071°N 12.900052°E / 47.46071; 12.900052
Geography
Mitterhorn is located in Austria
Mitterhorn
Mitterhorn
Austria
LocationSalzburg, Austria
Parent rangeAlps, Berchtesgaden Alps
Climbing
Easiest routeVia Ferrata from Wiechenthaler Hut or Riemann Hut

Mitterhorn (elevation 2,491 m (8,173 ft)) is a summit in the Steinernes Meer of the Berchtesgaden Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Alpinism[edit]

The Mitterhorn can be reached both from the neighboring Persailhorn to the West or the Breithorn to the South as a popular Via Ferrata B-C across the three summits, starting either from Wiechenthaler Hut (Wiechenthaler Hütte) or Riemann Hut (Riemannhütte).