Ankogel Group | |
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Seebach Valley near Mallnitz with Hochalmspitze
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Highest point | |
Peak | Hochalmspitze |
Elevation | 3,360 m (11,020 ft) |
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Location within the Eastern Alps
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Country | Austria |
States | Carinthia and Salzburg |
Range coordinates | 47°01′N 13°19′E / 47.02°N 13.32°ECoordinates: 47°01′N 13°19′E / 47.02°N 13.32°E |
Parent range |
Western Tauern Alps Hohe Tauern |
The Ankogel Group (German: Ankogelgruppe) is a sub-group of the Central Eastern Alps. Together with the Goldberg Group, the Glockner Group, the Schober Group, the Kreuzeck Group, the Granatspitze Group, the Venediger Group, the Villgraten Mountains and the Rieserferner Group it forms the mountain range of the Hohe Tauern (High Tauern).
The Ankogel Group is located in the Austrian federal states of Salzburg and Carinthia. Its highest peak is the Hochalmspitze, 3,360 m (AA) (11,020 ft).
The Ankogel Group is the easternmost mountain group of the High Tauern and lies on the main chain of the Alps. The Lower Tauern begin further east. The range gets its name from the Ankogel mountain. 3,252 m (10,669 ft).
The Ankogel Group can be further divided into the sub-groups of the Ankogel Massif, the Hochalmspitze Group, the Hafner Group and the Reißeck Group south of the Möll Valley. It comprises the picturesque Maltatal ("valley of falling waters") with the Fallbach Waterfall and the Kölnbrein Dam.