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Radstadt Tauern

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Elevation
  
2,711 m (8,894 ft)

Peak
  
State
  
Parent range
  
Lower Tauern

The Radstadt Tauern (German: Radstädter Tauern) are a subrange of the Austrian Central Alps in the Austrian Eastern Alps. Together with the Schladming Tauern, the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and the Seckau Tauern the Radstadt Tauern form the major range of mountains known as the Low Tauern. The mountains are found in the east of the Austrian state of Salzburg between the upper reaches of the Enns and Mur.

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LocationEdit

The Radstadt Tauern form the westernmost part of the Low Tauern. They are bounded to the southwest by the High Tauern, to the northwest by the Pongau and to the east by the Schladming Tauern. Their name comes from the town of Radstadt in the Enns valley.

Neighbouring rangesEdit

The Radstadt Tauern border on the following other mountain ranges of the Alps:

  • Schladming Tauern (to the east)
  • Nock Mountains (to the southeast)
  • Ankogel Group and Hafner Group (to the west)
  • Salzburg Slate Alps (to the north)
  • BoundaryEdit

    According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps the mountains are bounded by the following line, in a clockwise direction: Wagrainer Bach from its confluence with the Salzach – Wagrainer Höhe – Litzlingbach to its confluence with the Enns – Enns to Radstadt – Northern Taurach valley – Obertauern – Southern Taurach valley – Mauterndorf – Neuseß – Mur – Murtörl – Kreealpenbach – Großarlbach to its confluence with the Salzach – Salzach to its confluence with the Wagrainer Bach.

    CommunicationsEdit

    The eastern edge of the Radstadt Tauern is crossed by the Radstadt Tauern Pass (1,738 m (AA)) and, since about 1970 by the tunnel of the Tauern Autobahn (A10). In the north and south of the range railways and federal roads (Bundesstraßen) run along the upper Enns and upper Mur valleys.

    PeaksEdit

    Its highest summits are the Weißeck (2,711 m (AA)), the Hochfeind (2,687 m (AA)) and the Mosermandl (2,680 m (AA)).

    Alpine hutsEdit

  • Südwiener Hut, 1,802 m
  • Franz Fischer Hut, 2,001 m
  • Stickler Hut, 1,752 m
  • Speiereck Hut, 2,074 m
  • Gnadenalm, 1,290 m
  • Tappenkarsee Hut, 1,820 m
  • Draugstein Hut, 1,714 m
  • Kleinarler Hut, 1,754 m
  • Ski regionsEdit

    Skiing in the Radstadt Tauern is concentrated around the village of Obertauern and in the ski areas in the north and northwest, near Altenmarkt-Zauchensee or Flachau. The Radstadt Tauern are also well known for their ski touring terrain.

    References

    Radstadt Tauern Wikipedia


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