Almkogel (Upper Austrian Pre-Alps)
| Almkogel | ||
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 Almkogel (in the center of the picture), Dürrensteigkamm and Hühnerkogel from the south |
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| height | 1513 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Upper Austria , Austria | |
| Mountains | Upper Austrian Pre-Alps | |
| Dominance | 8.2 km → Bodenwies | |
| Notch height | 343 m ↓ Leerensackriedel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 49 '32 " N , 14 ° 33' 53" E | |
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| rock | Main dolomite | |
| Age of the rock | Upper Carnium - Norium | |
The Almkogel (also Alpkogel ) is 1513 m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Dürrensteig ridge of the Upper Austrian Pre-Alps . The border between the communities of Weyer and Großraming runs over its summit . Its eastern side is called Ennsberg .
It is a popular mountain for touring in winter and many hiking trails lead up to its summit in summer. From its summit you have a good view of the Lower Austrian Alpine foothills , the Styrian Gesäuse and towards Steyr . On the way up from Weyer, there is also the Stallburgalm nature hut, which is open in summer. The Ennserhütte , which is open in summer, is on the way up from Großraming .
geology
The Almkogel is located in the area of the Weyerer arches . This means that the tectonic structures in the Northern Limestone Alps usually tend to run in an east-west direction here in a north-south direction. The area east of the summit and the ridge area are mainly made up of the main dolomite of the Lunzer ceiling . On the eastern flank there are some demolition edges and mud bodies . The border to the Frankenfelser blanket runs parallel to the summit ridge a few hundred meters to the west , in the area of which there are rocks from the chalk to the Triassic .
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Geological Institute: Geological Map of the Republic of Austria 1: 50,000 , sheet 69, Großraming, Vienna 1999.