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Ennstal Alps

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Peak
  
Hochtor

Highest point
  
Hochtor

Parent range
  
Northern Limestone Alps

Elevation
  
2,369 m (7,772 ft)

Country
  
Austria

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States
  
Styria and Upper Austria

Mountains
  
Hochtor, Großer Pyhrgas, Eisenerzer Reichenstein, Admonter Reichenstein

Similar
  
Hochtor, Hochschwab Mountains, Totes Gebirge, Haller Mauern, Ybbstal Alps

The Ennstal Alps (German Ennstaler Alpen), the Alps of the Enns valley, are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps System. They are located primarily in the Austrian state of Styria, and also into the state of Upper Austria.

Contents

The most famous scenery in the Ennstal Alps is the Gesäuse, a valley where the Enns river breaks through the limestone.

GeographyEdit

The Ennstal Alps range is defined by:

  • the lineup of Liezen, Pyhrn Pass, and Windischgarsten on the west.
  • Hengst Pass and the Laussabach on the north.
  • the lineup of the River Enns (from Altenmarkt bei Sankt Gallen to Hieflau), Erzbach, and Vordernbergerbach on the east
  • the lineup of the Mur river (from Leoben to Sankt Michael in Obersteiermark), Liesing, and Palten on the south

    • Peaks + mountain groupsEdit

    Mountain groups that are part of the Ennstal Alps include:

  • Haller Mauern (highest summit: Großer Pyhrgas, 2,244 m)
  • Gesäuse Mountains, including the Buchstein Group (2,224 m), Reichenstein Group (2.251 m) and Hochtor Group (Hochtor, 2,369 m) and the Lugauer (2,217 m).
  • Eisenerzer Reichenstein 2,165 m (Eisenerz Alps), with the preceding massifs of Reiting (including the Gößeck its main summit, 2,214 m) (in the south) and the Kaiserschild (2,105 m) in the north.

    • Gesäuse − Enns river valleyEdit

    The Ennstal Alps range is pierced in the north by the Enns river. The Enns river valley name in German is Gesäuse. The valley is accompanied by the only roads and railway lines that run through the Ennstal Alps.

    Adjacent mountain rangesEdit

    Other Alps mountain ranges that border on the Ennstal Alps include:

  • Upper Austrian Prealps (to the north)
  • Ybbstal Alps (to the northeast)
  • Hochschwab (to the east)
  • Lavanttal Alps (to the southeast)
  • Seckauer Tauern (to the south)
  • Rottenmanner and Wölzer Tauern (to the southwest)
  • Totes Gebirge (to the west)

    • SettlementsEdit

    Settlement within the range is restricted to the Gesäuse and several mountain valleys.

  • The main villages within the Gesäuse are Admont, Hieflau, and Großreifling.
  • Settlements in the mountain valleys include: Radmer, Johnsbach, and St. Gallen.

    • Towns in valleys around the perimeter of the range include: Leoben, Liezen, and Eisenerz.

    References

    Ennstal Alps Wikipedia
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