These Are the Most Popular Mountains in Austria on Instagram

The Dachstein remains the favorite among Austria's mountains on the Meta platform Instagram in 2025. As of the cut-off date of July 30, 2025, the mountain located between Styria and Upper Austria reaches first place again with over a quarter of a million posts with the hashtag "Dachstein," according to an analysis by the PR and communications service provider APA-Comm, which has examined the hashtag presence of local mountains for the third time after 2019 and 2022.

Dachstein remains Austria's most popular mountain

From the famous south face to the glass "Sky Walk" to Austria's highest suspension bridge, the 2,995-meter-high Dachstein offers numerous photo spots. The visible melting of the Dachstein Glacier also moves many visitors to capture and share their impressions online. With over 263,000 posts, the Dachstein has doubled its presence on Instagram since 2019.

The second place is taken by the internationally known Arlberg, famous for exclusive resorts and ski slopes. The elevation located in the border area between Tyrol and Vorarlberg gathers over 190,000 posts on the photo platform.

In third place, the Großglockner joins the top group of Instagram stars among Austria's mountains. A total of 174,000 hashtag entries can be found for the country's highest peak, which means an increase of 107 percent compared to the 2019 analysis. Both the Großglockner High Alpine Road and the view of the Pasterze give the mountain a special appeal on Instagram.

Upper Austria soaring in Insta-ranking

With an increase of 59 percent and now 148,000 posts, the Salzburg Kitzsteinhorn ranks fourth among Austria's most sought-after alpine photo motifs on Instagram. The fifth place is recorded, as in the years 2019 and 2022, by the Hochkönig located in Salzburg with 102,000 posts.

The Traunstein, also known as the "Guardian of the Salzkammergut," records the largest increase among the top 20 most popular mountains: With an increase of 170 percent, the Traunstein records 67,200 posts on Instagram and ranks eighth in the APA-Comm analysis (2019: 13th place). The neighboring Grünberg is also experiencing a real posting boom: With a record growth of 231 percent, the Gmunden local mountain records 17,520 hashtag entries and improves its position compared to 2019 by 26 places to rank 39.

The mountains in Lower Austria, such as the Schneeberg (6th place), the Rax (7th), and the Hohe Wand (13th) also move forward by several places compared to the APA-Comm analysis 2019 and all make it into the top 15 of the most popular local mountains on Instagram.

Austria's most popular mountains: The complete ranking

1. Dachstein (Upper Austria/Styria): 263,000 posts (2019: Rank 1)

2. Arlberg (Tyrol/Vorarlberg): 190,000 posts (2019: Rank 2)

3. Großglockner (Carinthia/Tyrol): 174,000 posts (2019: Rank 4)

4. Kitzsteinhorn (Salzburg): 148,000 posts (2019: Rank 3)

5. Hochkönig (Salzburg): 102,000 posts (2019: Rank 5)

6. Schneeberg (Lower Austria): 83,200 posts (2019: Rank 9)

7. Rax (Lower Austria): 68,700 posts (2019: Rank 8)

8. Traunstein (Upper Austria): 67,200 posts (2019: Rank 13)

9. Planai (Styria): 63,400 posts (2019: Rank 7)

10. Kahlenberg (Vienna): 55,400 posts (2019: Rank 6)

11. Hahnenkamm (Tyrol): 54,880 posts (2019: Rank 10)

12. Graz Schlossberg (Styria): 45,600 Posts (2019: Rank 11)

13. Hohe Wand (Lower Austria): 43,400 Posts (2019: Rank 16)

14. Schafberg (Salzburg): 42,400 Posts (2019: Rank 17)

15. Pyramidenkogel (Carinthia): 41,200 Posts (2019: Rank 12)

16. Pfänder (Vorarlberg): 41,200 Posts (2019: Rank 14)

17. Gerlitzen (Carinthia): 38,500 Posts (2019: Rank 15)

18. Dobratsch (Carinthia): 36,000 Posts (2019: Rank 19)

19. Schmittenhöhe (Salzburg): 32,700 Posts (2019: Rank 23)

20. Schöckl (Styria): 31,300 Posts (2019: Rank 22)

(APA/Red)

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