The Dienten Saddle (German: Dientner Sattel) is a mountain col at a height of 1,342 metres (4,403 ft)[1] in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg. The pass is open all-year round and traversed by the Hochkönig Road (B 164) that links Bischofshofen in the east with Saalfelden in the west. Between these two places there is also the Filzen Saddle.

Dienten Saddle
Dientner Sattel
Elevation signpost at the top of the pass
Elevation1,342 m (4,403 ft)
Traversed byB164
LocationBezirk Zell am See
St. Johann im Pongau
Austria
RangeBerchtesgaden Alps, Salzburg Slate Alps
Coordinates47°23′19″N 13°01′56″E / 47.38861°N 13.03222°E / 47.38861; 13.03222
Dienten Saddle is located in Alps
Dienten Saddle
Dienten Saddle
Location of Dienten Saddle

References edit

  1. ^ ÖK50 in: www.austrianmap.at, Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen Österreich, Österreichische Karte.