The European country whose highest point is Grossglockner at 3,798 meters is Austria. The mountain, also called Großglockner, stands in the Hohe Tauern range of the Central Eastern Alps.
Grossglockner lies on the boundary between the Austrian states of Carinthia and Tyrol. Its summit rises above the Pasterze Glacier and forms part of the Glockner Group, a major alpine area known for mountaineering, glaciers, and scenic roads.
The mountain became Austria’s highest after the South Tyrol region, including the Ortler massif, was ceded to Italy under the 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain following World War I. That political change altered Austria’s national high-point record.
Grossglockner is not the highest mountain in the entire Alps: Mont Blanc is higher. It is also distinct from the Grossvenediger, another prominent Austrian peak. The name is commonly written Großglockner in German, with “ß” often rendered as “ss” in English-language text.