Mittlerer Sonnblick
The Mittlerer Sonnblick is a 3,000 metre high[1] sub-peak of the Großer Sonnblick (3,030 m) to which it is linked by a knife-edge ridge. It is a border peak between the two Austrian federal states of Carinthia and Salzburg. It lies within the Ankogel Group of mountains, a sub-group of the High Tauern.
| Mittlerer Sonnblick | |
|---|---|
 Großer Sonnblick (centre) and Mittlerer Sonnblick (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,000 m (AA) (9,800 ft) |
| Prominence | 100 m |
| Isolation | 0.660 km |
| Listing | easternmost 3,000er of the Alps |
| Coordinates | 47°03′09″N 13°25′51″E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Ankogel Group, High Tauern |
The mountain has a prominence of 100 metres and an isolation of 660 metres.[2]
The peak has achieved certain renown, no doubt because it is the easternmost three-thousander in the Alps. It is certainly not wrong to say that the Großer Sonnblick is the easternmost mountain in the Alps that exceeds the 3,000-metre mark, but it is not the easternmost point in the Alps that reaches that height.
References
- Mittlerer Sonnblick 3000 m 9840 ft. at www.hikr.org. Accessed on 10 July 2011.
- Tour 567 - Großer Hafner, Großer Sonnblick, Mittlerer Sonnblick, Petereck at www.thehighrisepages.de. Accessed on 10 Jul 2011.
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