Its height is 1783 metres. Situated within the Salzkammergut mountain
range of the Northern Limestone Alps, the Schafberg rises at the shore
of a lake called Wolfgangsee. During the summer, the Schafbergbahn, a
rack railway opened in 1893, runs from the small town of St. Wolfgang im
Salzkammergut on the shores of the Wolfgangsee to the summit. The peak
offers a panoramic view of the Salzkammergut mountains and lakes and is
also the site of a hotel (Schafbergspitze), established in 1862
