Persailhorn

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Persailhorn
Persailhorn from Wiechenthaler Hut
Highest point
Elevation	2,347 m (7,700 ft)
Isolation	0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Coordinates	47°27′36″N 12°53′28″E / 47.45994°N 12.891064°E / 47.45994; 12.891064Coordinates: 47°27′36″N 12°53′28″E / 47.45994°N 12.891064°E / 47.45994; 12.891064
Geography
Persailhorn Austria
Location	Salzburg, Austria
Parent range	Alps, Berchtesgaden Alps
Climbing
First ascent	Heinrich Hess and Ludwig Purtscheller, June 12, 1887
Easiest route	alpine hike or Via Ferrata from Wiechenthaler Hut

Persailhorn (elevation 2,347 m (7,700 ft)) is a summit in the Steinernes Meer of the Berchtesgaden Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Alpinism[]

The Persailhorn is a prominent rocky summit above the valley of Saalfelden and above the lower , where also the closest shelter, the Peter-Wiechenthaler hut is located. The next summit to the west is Mitterhorn.

There are two Via Ferrata B-C and an alpine hiking path from the hut that all lead in approximately 2 hours to the summit. Another alpine path, the Saalfeldener Höhenweg, leads over Mitterhorn and Breithorn to the hut Riemannhaus.