The Hochmaderer is a prominent mountain, 2,823 metres high, in the Silvretta in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, at the end of the Montafon valley. The multi-peaked block of primitive rock drops in mighty precipices to the south and east.
Hochmaderer | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,823 m (AA) (9,262 ft) |
Prominence | 318 m ↓ Hochmadererjoch |
Isolation | 2.7 km → Zwillinge |
Coordinates | 46°55′51″N 10°01′41″E / 46.930972°N 10.028°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Silvretta |
The mountain may be ascended from the lake of Vermuntsee (1,743 m / 3½ hours) or from the Tübinger Hut (2,190 m / 2¾ hours) up the little valley of Gantschettatäli (2,300 m) to the south and the Hochmadererjoch saddle (2,505 m / 1 hour).