Warscheneck Group

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Warscheneck Group
Southeast view of the Warscheneck (view from the Wurzeralm) Warscheneck left, right dead man

Southeast
view of the Warscheneck (view from the Wurzeralm)
Warscheneck left, right dead man

Highest peak Warscheneck ( 2388  m above sea level )
location Upper Austria , Styria
part of Dead Mountains , Northern Limestone Alps
Warscheneckgruppe (Alps)
Warscheneck Group
Coordinates 47 ° 39 '9 "  N , 14 ° 14' 27"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 39 '9 "  N , 14 ° 14' 27"  E
Type Limestone karst stock
rock Dachstein Limestone
particularities Pike origin ; Ski areas Hinterstoder , Wurzeralm
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The Warscheneck Group is the easternmost section of the Dead Mountains and part of the Northern Limestone Alps . The Warscheneck is at 2388  m above sea level. A. the eponymous main summit. In the west, the Warscheneck group is separated from the Priel group by a tectonic fault, the so-called salt path line. This runs from the Tauplitzalm over the Salzsteigjoch through the Stodertal. The eastern border is the Pyhrnpass . In the north, the Warscheneck group is bounded by the Teichl valley , in the south by the Enns .

Important valley locations are Hinterstoder , Windischgarsten and Spital am Pyhrn , as well as Stainach - Irdning and Liezen .

summit

Peaks of the Warscheneck group accessible by marked paths (selection)
Warscheneck Group Altitude [m above sea level] A.]
Warscheneck 2388
Hochmölbing 2336
Almkogel 2116
Angerkogel 2114
Red wall 1872

Others

The Teichlboden on the Wurzeralm is under nature protection . At the northern foot of the Warscheneck Group, near Windischgarsten, lies the Gleinkersee (806 m). The most interesting karst phenomenon , the Pießling origin , is one of the strongest springs in Upper Austria.

Neighboring mountain groups

Tourism and development

The group belongs to the Pyhrn-Priel region . Ski areas are located near Hinterstoder (Huttererböden) and on the Wurzeralm , to which a funicular takes you.

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