Coordinates: 47°27′28″N 12°54′08″E / 47.45775°N 12.902197°E / 47.45775; 12.902197

Breithorn (Steinernes Meer)

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Breithorn
South face of Breithorn (left)
Highest point
Elevation2,504 m (8,215 ft)
Coordinates47°27′28″N 12°54′08″E / 47.45775°N 12.902197°E / 47.45775; 12.902197
Geography
Breithorn is located in Austria
Breithorn
Breithorn
Austria
LocationSalzburg, Austria
Parent rangeAlps, Berchtesgaden Alps
Climbing
Easiest routealpine hike from Riemannhaus

Breithorn (elevation 2,504 m (8,215 ft)) is a summit in the Steinernes Meer of the Berchtesgaden Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Alpinism

The Breithorn stands 1300 m above Saalfelden, with neighbors Persailhorn and Mitterhorn to the West. To the North the plateau of the Steinernes Meer follows.

The fastest route to the summit is from the Riemann Hut (Riemannhaus) in about 1.5 hours.