About 470 m (1,540 ft) west of the mountain summit is Stöhrhaus [de], managed by the German Alpine Club in the summer.

At the foot of the steep falls of the summit lie the headwaters of the Almbach, which ends after flowing through the Almbachklamm [de] in Berchtesgadener Ache from the south.

The Berchtesgaden Hochthron stops with massive, partly overhanging cliffs to the east and south.

The most difficult climbs are usually attempted in November on the "Old South Face" ( Level III +).

Near the Stöhr house is one of the six base stations for the testing and development of the Galileo navigational satellites.