The Gamshag is a mountain in the
Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian state of
Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...
whose summit reaches a height of .
The Gamshag is located northwest of the ''Torsee'' lake, the source of the
River Saalach. The prominent peak of the ''Tristkogel'' () rises to the northeast. To the northwest are the ''Kleine Schütz'' () and the ''Schützkogel'' (); to the south is the 2,174 m high ''Teufelssprung'' ("Devil's Leap").
The Gamshag is easily accessed over well-signposted hiking trails both from the west from
Jochberg as well as from the Saalach valley to the east. In winter the mountain can also be climbed as part of a
ski tour.
References
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Tyrol (federal state)
Two-thousanders of Austria
Kitzbühel Alps
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