basin of 780 km2.

Walchensee lies at 802 m above sea level. It is surrounded by wooded mountains. To the northwest stands the Herzogstand-Heimgarten group at 1731 m and 1790 m respectively and to the west is the valley of the Eschenlaine. The south side of the Eschenlaine valley is the Simetsberg 1836 m, which is the end of the Ester Mountains. To the south of the lake, the