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The Hochkalter massif lies west of the Watzmann massif and, like it, is located within the Berchtesgaden National Park. The Hochkalter mountains are divided into sub-groups known as the Hochkalter Group ( Hochkalter-Gruppe ), Hocheis Group ( Hocheis-Gruppe ) and Southern Wimbach Chain ( Südliche Wimbachkette ).
It had an area of 8,600 hectares (21,000 acres) and was organized according to the model of National Parks in the United States. In 1919, the mountain hotel of St. Bartolomew was built. In March 1921, the area was expanded to 20,400 hectares (50,000 acres). At the time, it included both the Watzmann and the Hochkalter.
To the northwest the Steinernes Meer borders on the Hochkalter stock and the Watzmann, to the northeast lie the Hagen Mountains and to the southeast the Hochkönig. It has an area of around 160 km 2, making it the largest massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps. Of that, 55 square kilometres lies above 2,000 metres.
The highest mountain which lies entirely on German soil is the Watzmann with a height of 2,713 metres (8,901 ft), followed by the Hochkalter (2,607 m or 8,553 ft), the Großer Daumen (2,280 m or 7,480 ft) and the Höfats (2,259 m or 7,411 ft).
Göll Massif, Hagen Mountains, Hochkalter Mountains, Hochkönig Massif, Latten Mountains, Reiter Alpe, Steinernes Meer, Untersberg and Watzmann Massif in the Berchtesgaden Alps. Whilst the Berchtesgadener Land belongs entirely to Germany, several of the massifs in the Berchtesgaden Alps are wholly or partly in Austria.
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The Hocheisspitze is a 2,523 m high mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps, over which the border between Germany and Austria runs. It is also the highest mountain in the eponymous Hocheis Group that belongs to the Hochkalter Massif.
Obersee (Königssee) While the highest mountain of the Berchtesgaden Alps is the Hochkönig (2,941 metres (9,649 ft)) located in the Austrian part, the best known peak is the Watzmann massif, the third-highest mountain of Germany at 2,713 metres (8,901 ft).