Hoher Dachstein
A karst massif of 2,995 metres on the border of Upper Austria and Styria, the highest peak in Upper Austria. Dachstein glaciers lie on its north face, and a cable car and a suspension bridge allow visitors to reach the high plateau.
- Where
- Ramsau am Dachstein, Styria, Austria
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 47.4752, 13.6057
Get the Hoher Dachstein stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hoher Dachstein. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Styria volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hoher Dachstein
Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape 9.9 km
An Alpine landscape of lakes, mountains and old salt-mining settlements in the Salzkammergut, inscribed by UNESCO in 1997. Salt has been mined here since prehistoric times, and the town of Hallstatt sits on the shore of its lake beneath steep cliffs.
Hallstätter See 12 km
A lake in the Salzkammergut, lying below the town of Hallstatt, which has mined salt for thousands of years. Steep mountains rise from its shore and boats cross it between the villages.
Altaussee Salt Mine 22 km
A working salt mine in the Styrian Salzkammergut that is open to visitors, who ride in on a miners' train and slide down wooden chutes. In the last months of the Second World War it hid thousands of artworks taken by the Nazis, later recovered by Allied troops.
Lake Toplitz 31 km
A deep lake in a forested valley in the Styrian Salzkammergut, surrounded by steep cliffs and reached on foot or by a small electric boat. Legend says the Nazis sank treasure and forged banknotes in its waters in 1945, and divers have recovered crates from it.
Eisriesenwelt 31 km
A natural limestone and ice cave inside the Hochkogel mountain at Werfen, about 40 kilometres south of Salzburg. It is often called the largest ice cave in the world, with a guided tour through its frozen passages.
Wolfgangsee 35 km
A lake in the Salzkammergut shared between Salzburg and Upper Austria, with the villages of Sankt Wolfgang, Sankt Gilgen and Strobl on its shores. Sankt Wolfgang is known for its pilgrimage church and the White Horse Inn, and a cog railway climbs the Schafberg above it.
Hochkönig 41 km
A limestone mountain group in the Berchtesgaden Alps of Salzburg, topped by the Hochkönig at 2,941 metres. Its plateau holds a glacier, and the area has ski resorts and ancient copper mines.
Attersee 44 km
The largest lake of the Salzkammergut, in Upper Austria at an elevation of 469 metres. Its clear water attracts swimmers, divers and sailors, and Gustav Klimt spent many summers on its shore, painting the lake and its villages.
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Questions
Where is Hoher Dachstein?
Hoher Dachstein is in Ramsau am Dachstein, Styria, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (9.9 km), Hallstätter See (12 km), Altaussee Salt Mine (22 km).
How do I get the Hoher Dachstein stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hoher Dachstein and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Styria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hoher Dachstein before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Styria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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