Großer Hundstod

Großer Hundstod
The Großer Hundstod from the west by the Dießbach Reservoir
Highest point
Elevation2,593 m (8,507 ft)
Prominence474 m Dießbachscharte Schönfeldspitze
Isolation4.5 km Watzmann South Peak
Coordinates47°30′45″N 12°53′10″E / 47.5125°N 12.88611°E / 47.5125; 12.88611
Geography
Großer Hundstod
Parent rangeSteinernes Meer, Berchtesgaden Alps
Geology
Rock ageDachstein limestone from the Triassic
Climbing
First ascent1825 by Karl Thurwieser
Easiest routeWeißbach bei Lofer–Dießbach Reservoir–Ingolstädter Haus–Großer Hundstod

The Großer Hundstod is, at 2,593 metres, one of the main peaks in the Steinernes Meer in the Berchtesgaden Alps, and lies on the border between Bavaria and the Austrian state of Salzburg.