Filzen Saddle Explained

Filzen Saddle
Elevation M:1291
Traversed:B164
Map:Alps
Label:Filzen Saddle
Coordinates:47.3972°N 13.0017°W
Location:Bezirk Zell am See
Urslau
Austria
Range:Alps

The Filzen Saddle (German: Filzensattel) is a mountain pass, high,[1] between Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer near Hinterthal/Maria Alm in the Pinzgau region and Dienten am Hochkönig in the Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. The B 164 crosses the saddle linking Saalfelden via the Dienten Saddle and Bischofshofen.

The Filzen Saddle is the lowest crossing between the Filzenkopf to the north and the Gabühel southwest of the saddle.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.austrianmap.at/amap/index.php?setTo=1~372471~386130~377471~391130~%40374971%7C388630~0~LAM_ETRS89~1611~660 ÖK 50