Pinzgau Hut
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The Pinzgau Hut is a mountain hut at 1,700 m above sea level in the Kitzbühel Alps (Salzburg) in Austria, somewhat west of the Zellersee and Zell am See's local mountain, the Schmittenhöhe
Schmittenhöhe
The Schmittenhöhe is a mountain, high, on the eastern edge of the Kitzbühel Alps. It is the local mountain of the district capital of Zell am See, from where a cable car was built in 1927 by Adolf Bleichert & Co. that runs to the summit. The cable car system has been renovated several times since...

 (1,965 m).

It lies in a large forest clearing just south of the Kessel wind gap (Kesselscharte) on the eastern section of the Pinzgau Ridgeway
Pinzgau Ridgeway
The Pinzgau Ridgeway is a roughly 25 kilometre long ridgeway in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg.- Location and route :...

 (Pinzgauer Spaziergang, long distance trail 02A), only 1½ km as the crow flies from the summit of the Schmittenhöhe and its upper cable car station.

The hut is managed by the Austrian Friends of Nature
Friends of Nature
Friends of Nature is an international movement with a background in the Social Democratic movement, which aims to make nature accessible to the wider community by providing appropriate recreational and travel facilities.-Background:It is a non-profit organisation which, in addition to encouraging...

 and has 6 twin and 5 four-bed rooms and 14 mattress spaces. It is open from the beginning of June to mid-October; and in winter from Christmas to mid-April.

Approaches:
  • in summer from Piesendorf
    Piesendorf
    Piesendorf is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria....

     in 2 hours; from the Schmittenhöhe cable car in half an hour
    • crossing to the Bürgl Hut
      Bürgl Hut
      The Bürgl Hut is a private mountain hut at in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg.The formerly self-catering hut is today partially managed The Bürgl Hut is a private mountain hut at in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg.The formerly...

       6-7 hours
  • in winter on touring ski
    Ski touring
    Ski touring is a form of backcountry skiing involving traveling over the winter landscape on skis under human power rather than through the assistance of ski lifts or snow vehicles. It can take place in terrain ranging from perfectly flat to extremely steep...

    s, 2 hours
    • from Zell am See
      Zell am See
      Zell am See is the capital city of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The city has about 10,000 inhabitants.Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region...

      /Schüttdorf over the Areitbahn, ski downhill to the valley station of the Kapellenbahn, then 1 km


Nearby summits:
  • Maurerkogel 1 hour
  • Gernkogel ( and ) 2 to 2½ hours.

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