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Schafberg (Salzkammergut)

Schafberg
Schafberg.jpg
Schafberg and Wolfgangsee
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°E / 47.77639; 13.43389Coordinates: 47°46′35″N 13°26′02″E / 47.77639°N 13.43389°E / 47.77639; 13.43389
Geography
Schafberg is located in Alps
Schafberg
Schafberg
Location in the Alps
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


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