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Schober group
Sub-range in the Central Eastern Alps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Schober group (German: Schobergruppe) is a sub-range of the Hohe Tauern mountains in the Central Eastern Alps, on the border between the Austrian states of Tyrol (East Tyrol) and Carinthia. Most of the range is located inside Hohe Tauern national park. It is named after Mt. Hochschober, 3,242 metres (10,636 ft), though its highest peak is Mt. Petzeck at 3,283 metres (10,771 ft).
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Geography
The range comprises central parts of the Hohe Tauern south of the neighbouring Glockner Group and the Alpine divide. In the south it stretches down to the East Tyrolean capital Lienz and the Drava Valley. In the east, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road leads up to Hochtor Pass via Großkirchheim.
Neighbouring ranges

The Schober group is bordered by the following other ranges in the Alps:
- Glockner Group (to the north)
- Goldberg Group (to the east)
- Kreuzeck group (to the SE)
- Gailtal Alps (to the S)
- Villgraten Mountains (to the SW)
- Granatspitze Group (to the NW)
Peaks
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All the named three-thousanders in the Schober group:[1]

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Alpine huts
- Adolf-Noßberger Hut
- Elberfelder Hut
- Gernot-Röhr Bothy
- Gößnitzkopf Bothy
- Hochschober Hut
- Lienzer Hut
- Wangenitzsee Hut
- Winklerner Hut
Accident
On 8 September 2016 shortly after takeoff on the return leg of a supply flight to the Elberfelder Hut, a helicopter crashed, and the pilot, Hannes Arch, was killed. The hut manager, who had spontaneously decided to accompany Arch, was injured but was able to be rescued.[2]
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