Unterberghorn

{{Infobox mountain | name = Unterberghorn | image = Unterberghorn.jpg | image_caption = Unterberghorn. | elevation = {{Höhe|1773|AT|link=true }} ({{convert|1773|m|ft|disp=output only|abbr=on}}) | elevation_ref = | isolation = | isolation_ref = | prominence = | prominence_ref = | range = [[Chiemgau Alps]] | location = [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]], [[Austria]] | map = Austria | map_image = | coordinates = {{coord|47.62056|N|12.43611|E|type:mountain_region:AT-7_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = }}

[[File:Unterberghorn Koessen Austria.jpg|thumb|The valley station on the Unterberghornbahn in winter]]

The '''Unterberghorn''' ({{Höhe|1773|AT|link=true}}) in the Austrian district of [[Kitzbühel (district)|Kitzbühel]] in [[Tyrol (state)|Tyrol]] is the highest peak between the mountain ranges of the [[Wilder Kaiser]] and [[Loferer Steinberge]].

The horn or [[pyramidal peak]] has two summits - its subpeak is the ''Hefferthorn'' (1,735 m) - and is the local mountain (''[[Hausberg]]'') for the villages of [[Kössen]] (near the Bavarian border) and [[St. Johann in Tirol]], between which it rises, west of the valley of the River [[Großache]]. It is all the more prominent because each of the two holiday villages lies in a deep [[structural basin|basin]]. On the eastern side of the Ache valley the [[Fellhorn (Chiemgau Alps)|Fellhorn]], at 1,765 metres, is almost as high.

The [[rock face]]s of this mountain massif, which belongs to the [[Northern Limestone Alps]], run predominantly in a north-south direction, something which indicates the consistent pressure arising from Alpine [[mountain building]]. Deep troughs also run in both directions, whilst a large area of alpine pasture, the ''Zellerinalm'' lies on its eastern flank.

Another large ''alm'' forms the relatively gently sloping northern ridge, known as the ''Unterberg''. A cable car runs between this ridge and the ''Unterbergalm'' (1,278 m), whilst the alm hut is served by a good road and [[ski lift]]s cover the entire north slope.

The popular holiday and [[ski resort]] is increasingly used by [[hiker]]s as well as [[paraglider]]s and [[hang glider]]s. The rivers draining to the north are heavily affected by changing weather conditions that can lead to flooding in the area of [[Kössen]].

==External links== * [http://www.bergbahnen-koessen.at Bergbahnen Kössen] {{in lang|de}} * [http://www.scheibenwald.at www.scheibenwald.at] {{in lang|de}}

[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]] [[Category:Kaiser Mountains]] [[Category:Mountains of Tyrol (state)]] [[Category:One-thousanders of Austria]] [[Category:Ski areas in Austria]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Tyrol (state)]]