Hochobir
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| elevation_m = 2139
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| location = Carinthia, Austria
| range = Karawanks, Karawanks and Bacher Mountains
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| prominence = 15.8
| isolation = 2139-1068
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| rock = Wetterstein limestone
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Hochobir, with its peak at 2,139 m (7,018 ft), is the highest mountain in the Obir massif, located in the northern Karawanks range. Other notable peaks are Kuhberg ({{convert|2026|m|ft}}), Kleinobir ({{convert|1948|m|ft}}), Vielspitz ({{convert|1624|m|ft}}), and Altberg ({{convert|1552|m|ft}}). In the eastern part of the massif, there are the Obir dripstone caves, developed into show caves, and in the northern part, the Wildenstein Waterfall. From 1891 until its destruction in World War II, the summit housed the Hannwarte meteorological station. The 500 kg summit cross on Hochobir is made of metal, standing 7 meters high and 3 meters wide. It was erected in 1972.{{Cite web |title=Kleindenkmaeler.at - Juwelen unserer Kulturlandschaft - Gipfelkreuz Hochobir |url=http://www.kleindenkmaeler.at/detail/gipfelkreuz_hochobir |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.kleindenkmaeler.at}}
Etymology
The name Obir is recorded as Obier in 1637 and can be traced back to the Slovenian word ober – giant.{{Cite web |title=Mountain names in Austria by Heinz Dieter Pohl |url=http://wwwg.uni-klu.ac.at/spw/oenf/Bergnamen.htm |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=wwwg.uni-klu.ac.at}} The term "Hochobir" was transferred from the nearby mining area to the Obir summit, and the Slovenian name Ojstrc means peak.
In the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt, Obirstraße is named after the massif. There are also Obirstraße in Völkermarkt and Eberndorf.
Tourism
The Hochobir summit is accessible via an easy two-hour hike from the Eisenkappler Hut ({{convert|1553|m|ft}}). The hut is reachable by an 8 kilometer toll road. The toll road can be accessed from the Ebriach valley branching off from Bad Eisenkappel or from the Schaidasattel ({{convert|1068|m|ft}}).{{Cite web |title=Hochobir - Bad Eisenkappel |url=https://www.bad-eisenkappel.info/tourismus/themen/wandern/hochobir.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.bad-eisenkappel.info}} From the summit, there is a panoramic view. To the west, there are the Hohe Tauern, to the north the Saualpe, to the east the Petzen. To the south, the view is limited by the Karawanks and Steiner Alps.
Regional flora
At Hochobir, among other things, the Austrian gymnadenia (Gymnadenia lithopolitanica) and Kerner's Alpine poppy (Papaver alpinum), can be found, which differ from the usual representatives in the southern limestone Alps.
Gallery
File:Hochobir Gipfelkreuz .jpg|Hochobir summit cross
File:Die Gartenlaube (1888) b 717.jpg|The Rainer-Shelter in the Gartenlaube (1888)
File:Papaver alpinum subsp. kerneri (Kerners Alpen-Mohn) Kärnten 643.jpg|Alpine poppy (Papaver alpinum)
File:Gymnadenia lithopolitanica ex Nigritella lithopolitanica (Steineralpen-Kohlröschen) 232.jpg|Austrian gymnadenia (Gymnadenia lithopolitanica)
Literature
- Hans M. Tuschar: Karawanks. A guide to valleys, huts and mountains (Alpenvereinsführer. Series: Southern Limestone Alps.). Written according to the guidelines of the UIAA. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1990, {{ISBN|3-7633-1262-5}}.
- Manfred Posch: Magic Kingdom Karawanks. The most beautiful tours. Kärntner Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H, Klagenfurt 1997, {{ISBN|3-85391-143-9}}.
References
External links
- [https://www.alpen-panoramen.de/panoramen.php Panorama from Hochobir] on alpen-panoramen.de
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Category:Mountains of the Alps