Coordinates: 47°27′30″N 12°56′16″E / 47.45833°N 12.93778°E / 47.45833; 12.93778

Schönfeldspitze

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Schönfeldspitze
File:Schoenfeldspitze.JPG
Schönfeldspitze as seen from North-West
Highest point
Elevation2,653 m (8,704 ft)[1][2]
Prominence384 m (1,260 ft)[1][2]
Coordinates47°27′30″N 12°56′16″E / 47.45833°N 12.93778°E / 47.45833; 12.93778
Geography
Location of the Schönfeldspitze in the Alps
Schönfeldspitze (Austria)
LocationSalzburg, Austria
Parent rangeSteinernes Meer (Berchtesgadener Alps)

Schönfeldspitze is, with an elevation of 2,653 m (AA), the second highest mountain (after Selbhorn) in the Steinernes Meer, a sub-range of the Berchtesgaden Alps. It is located in the Austrian state of Salzburg, close to the German border.

File:Schönfeldspitze Gipfelkreuz.jpg
Summit cross of Schönfeldspitze

Schönfeldspitze has a quite uncommon summit cross showing Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus (a Pietà).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Schönfeldspitze, Austria". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Clem Clements, Jonathan de Ferranti, Eberhard Jurgalski, Mark Trengove: The 2500 m SUMMITS of AUSTRIA – 443 peaks of between 2500 m and 2999 m with at least 150 m of prominence, October 2011, accessed 2015-02-21.

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