Silberkarklamm
| Silberkarklamm (Silberkargraben) | ||
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 Climb through the gorge |
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| location | near Ramsau am Dachstein , Upper Austria | |
| Waters | Silberkarbach (Torbach) | |
| Mountains | Dachstein massif | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 26 '17 " N , 13 ° 42' 57" E | |
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| Type | Klamm | |
| rock | Limes of the Triassic | |
| height | 1125 to 1000 m above sea level A. | |
| length | 500 m | |
| use | Hiking trail with climbing system | |
| particularities | Natural monuments Torbachfall and Schleierfall | |
The Silberkarklamm , also known as Silberkargraben , is a gorge on the southern roof of the Dachstein massif in Ennstal , Styria . It is located near Rössing in the municipality of Ramsau am Dachstein . It is designated as a natural monument Torbachfall .
Location and landscape
The Silberkarklamm is a narrow part of the Silberkarbach (Torbach) , which comes from the Miesbergen and flows into the Ramsaubach near Rössing . The gorge begins above Rössing at around 1000 m above sea level. A. , and extends into the Silberkar at about 1125 m above sea level. A. Not only does the Silberkarbach receive rainwater or meltwater from the Silberkar, but also underground that of the Silberkarsee (Hölltalsee) and its catchment area, which means that the stream is irregularly water-bearing, sometimes dry or at other times it is extremely watery.
The gorge has two waterfalls, the approximately 10 m high Torbachfall in the gorge, and the 70 m high Schleierfall falling from the right into the gorge .
The gorge is geologically significant, upstream of the stream, a sequence of Gutenstein dolomite , stone alpine limestone , Hallstatt limestone and Wetterstein limestone can be traced, which shows the sedimentation process of the limestone Alps in the Triassic period .
Conservation and development
The Silberkarklamm was designated as a natural monument Torbachfall in 1968 ( NDM.788 , nature conservation book: St-GB-020 / Ramsau am Dachstein, KG Ramsau and Rössing). The upper section of the reserve extends to about 270 m in length and has an area of 1156 m². The middle right side of the gorge is the natural monument Schleierfall (NDM.789).
The gorge is located in the buffer zone of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cultural Landscape Hallstatt – Dachstein / Salzkammergut ( WHS 806 ) and the landscape protection area Dachstein – Salzkammergut ( Salzkammergut-Ost , LS 14a ).
It is accessed by a climbing system, for which you pay a fee. There is a small parking lot at the entrance to the gorge. After the gorge, the Silberkaralm and Silberkarhütte are excursion destinations.
The Hias via ferrata ( Category D - very difficult) also leads through the gorge, up to the left to the material cable car (which leads to the Silberkar).
Web links
- Silberkarklamm , Bacherhof.at (website of the path maintainer)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Hofmann, Thomas: Pilot project "Karstwasser Dachstein" . Volume 2: Karst hydrology and risk of contamination of springs . In: Geologische Bundesanstalt (Hrsg.): Archive for deposit research . tape 21 (= monographs volume 108 - M-108). Vienna 2001, 2.4 Geological natural monuments in the Dachstein region , 9. Torbachfall , p. 41 ( Online [PDF; 3.2 MB ; accessed on April 11, 2014]).
- ^ Ordinance of the BH Liezen of August 12, 1968, published in the Grazer Zeitung of October 31, 1968 (GZ. 7 N 2 / 30-1968); Decision of the Expositur Gröbming of October 20, 2008 (GZ 6.0-23 / 2008)
- ↑ Silberkarklamm , ramsau.com
- ↑ Ramsau am Dachstein: Silberkarhütte , tour description on bergfex.at
- ↑ Topo: Touring sheet No. 37.1 Hias via ferrata . In: Klettersteigführer Österreich , Alpinverlag, ISBN 978-3-9500920-8-0 ( pdf ( memento of the original from July 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , ramsau.com).
