Considerable portions of the Glockner Group belong to the core zone of the High Tauern National Park.

The boundaries of the Glockner Group are defined as follows: the River Salzach from Uttendorf to Taxenbach; the Rauriser Tal to Wörth; Seidlwinkltal; Hochtor (Großglockner High Alpine Road); Tauernbach; Möll to its confluence with the Moosbach; Moosbach; Peischlachtörl; Peischlachbach; Kals am Großglockner; Kalser Bach; Dorfertal; Dorfersee; Kalser Tauern; Weißsee; Weißenbach; Grünsee; Enzingerboden; Stubachtal; Uttendorf.

The Glockner Group borders on the following ranges in the Alps: The named three-thousanders in the Glockner Group:[2] The region is well developed for tourism: The Großglockner High Alpine Road (and its branch to Franz Josefs Höhe), the road from Uttendorf to the Enzingerboden, the bus transfers to the reservoirs near Kaprun and the toll road from Kals am Großglockner to the Lucknerhaus enable cars and public transport to travel well into the mountains.

A large number of Alpine huts offer accommodation for walkers and climbers: The power industry in Austria and the Austrian Federal Railways use water from the Glockner Group to generate electricity at Kaprun, Franz Josefs Höhe (Margaritze Reservoir), and Enzingerboden (Weißsee, Tauernmoossee).

Enzingerboden is a weather station located in the upper valley of Stubachtal, on the northern slopes of the Glockner Group.