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The Schober Group is a sub-range of the Hohe Tauern mountains in the Central Eastern Alps, on the border between the Austrian states of Tyrol and Carinthia. Most of the range is located inside Hohe Tauern national park. It is named after Mt. Hochschober, though its highest peak is Mt. Petzeck at.GeographyThe range comprises central parts of the Hohe Tauern south of the neighbouring Glockner Group and the Alpine divide. In the south it stretches down to the East Tyrolean capital Lienz and the Drava Valley. In the east, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road leads up to Hochtor Pass via Großkirchheim.Neighbouring rangesThe Schober Group is bordered by the following other ranges in the Alps: Glockner Group (to the north) Goldberg Group (to the east) Kreuzeck Group (to the SE) Gailtal Alps (to the S) Villgraten Mountains (to the SW) Granatspitze Group (to the NW)