Schafberg | |
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Schafberg and Wolfgangsee
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,783 m (5,850 ft) |
Prominence | 1,178 m (3,865 ft) |
Isolation | 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi) |
Coordinates | 47°46′35″N 13°26′02″E / 47.77639°N 13.43389°ECoordinates: 47°46′35″N 13°26′02″E / 47.77639°N 13.43389°E |
Geography | |
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.
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.
Schafbergspitze
Aerial view of the summit
Gasthaus at the summit