Austrian Vacation in Tirol Richard Bitting September 1998

Grossglockner, also Glockner, mountain in southern Austria, in the Hohe Tauern range (part of the Eastern Alps). The highest point in Austria, it rises to 3797 m (12,457 ft) on the border between Tirol (Tyrol) and Kärnten (Carinthia) provinces. The Pasterze Glacier, one of Europe's largest, descends from the permanently snowcapped peak, and Grossglockner High Alpine Highway (opened 1935) crosses the Alps via the nearby Grossglockner Pass.