Gamshag Explained

Gamshag
Elevation: (2178disp=output onlyNaNdisp=output only)
Range:Kitzbühel Alps
Location:Tyrol
Map:Austria
Coordinates:47.3644°N 12.4675°W

The Gamshag is a mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol 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.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Tourenwelt.at, accessed on 8 June 2010 . 2 January 2011 . 17 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190917094318/http://www.tourenwelt.at/skitour/320-gamshag.html . dead .