Pinzgau grass mountains

Pinzgauer Grasberge is a name for the southernmost mountain ridge of the Kitzbühel Alps , including the Dientner Mountains in the Salzburg Slate Alps . They belong to the so-called greywacke zone .

location

Separated in the north by the Glemmtal - Dientner Sattel line and in the south by the Salzach valley , they are located in the middle of the eponymous Pinzgau .

Subdivision

The Pinzgauer Grasberge are divided into:

• Dienten mountains : Lend to Zell am See ( Saalach )
• Glemmtal Alps : Zell am See to Mittersill ( Pass Thurn )
• Kelchsauer Alpen (less common term) : Pass Thurn to Krimml ( Gerlospass )

Hiking trails

The Pinzgauer Grasberge offer numerous well-marked hiking trails with a wonderful view of the Hohe Tauern and the Kitzbühel Alps :

• Pinzgauer Walk , also known as the Pinzgauer Höhenweg : a 25 km long high path from the Schmittenhöhe near Zell am See ( 1965  m ) to the Bürglhütte ( 1699  m ) at the foot of the Gaißstein ( 2363  m ). From there down through the Mühlbachtal to Stuhlfelden or over the Rossweg Scharte and then down through the Burkbachtal to Mittersill .

geology

They mainly consist of Wildschönau slate or Pinzgauer phyllite and Innsbruck quartz phyllite.

Others

Mighty glaciers covered the Slate Alps during the Ice Age . The ice was 200 m thick over the Gerlos Pass , 2,100 m at Mittersill and 2,050 m at Saalfelden .

Hydrology

Since the rock is easily permeable to water, a rapid reaction after precipitation is always to be expected. Small mountain streams turn into raging rivers within minutes.

source

• Salzburg and its landscapes , Erich Seefeldner, 1961, publishing house "Das Bergland-Buch"