The Hohe Dock lies in the

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n federal state of

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

and, at 3,348 metres, is one of the highest peaks in the

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. The mountain, with its striking trapezoidal shape, dominates the

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ally left-hand side of the valley of the Fuscher Ache and the panorama above the northern ramp of the

Großglockner High Alpine Road The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (in German ''Großglockner Hochalpenstraße'') is the highest surfaced mountain pass road in Austria. It connects Bruck in the state of Salzburg with Heiligenblut in Carinthia via Fuscher Törl at 2,428 ...

. Its secondary peak, the southeastern summit, reaches a height of .

Climbing route

The start point is the head of the valley at Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße (Ferleiten). The summit is ascended via the

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(2,267 m) along a signed, high alpine path.

References

External links

Climbing the Hohe Dock
- (Czech / English)

Gallery

Image:Hohe_Dock.jpg, The Hohe Dock from the northeast {{DEFAULTSORT:Dock, Hohe Glockner Group Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Salzburg (federal state) Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße