Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
The Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps (Oberösterreichisch-Salzkammerguter Alpen in German) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountains in a new classification of the Alps, which are located in Austria.
| Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps | |
|---|---|
 Hoher Sarstein as seen from Bad Goisern | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Hoher Dachstein |
| Elevation | 2,995 m (9,826 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°28′32″N 13°36′23″E / 47.47556°N 13.60639°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Oberösterreichisch-Salzkammerguter Alpen (German) |
| Geography | |
 Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps (section nr.25) within Eaestern Alps | |
| Country | Austria |
| States of Austria | Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Northern Salzburg Alps, Northern Styrian Alps, Northern Lower Austria Alps and Eastern Tauern Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
Etymology
editSalzkammergut is the name of a historical territory and literally means Estate of the Salt Chamber; it derives from the Imperial Salt Chamber, the authority charged with running the precious salt mines in the Habsburg empire. [2]
Geography
editAdministratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Upper Austria, Salzburg and, marginally, to Styria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.
SOIUSA classification
editAccording to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[3]
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Northern Limestone Alps
- section = Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
- code = II/B-25
Subdivision
editThe range is divided into four Alpine subsections:[3]
- Dachstein mountains (De:Dachsteingebirge) – SOIUSA code:II/B-25.I;
- Salzkammergut mountains (De:Salzkammergut-Berge) – SOIUSA code:II/B-25.II;
- Totes mountains (De:Totes Gebirge) – SOIUSA code:II/B-25.III;
- Upper Austrian Prealps (De:Oberösterreichische Voralpen) – SOIUSA code:II/B-25.IV.
Notable summits
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Some notable summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Hoher Dachstein | 2,995 | 8,924 |
| Großer Priel | 2,515 | 8,251 |
| Grimming | 2,351 | 7,711 |
| Gamsfeld | 2,027 | 6,649 |
| Hoher Sarstein | 1,975 | 6,440 |
| Hoher Nock | 1,963 | 6,438 |
References
edit- ^ The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012
- ^ Speakman, Fleur; Colin Speakman (1989). Walking in the Salzkammergut: Holiday Rambles in Austria's Lake District. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 11.
- ^ a b Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.