Ybbstal Alps
Ybbstal Alps | ||
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Highest peak | Hochstadl ( 1919 m above sea level ) | |
location | Upper Austria , Lower Austria , Styria | |
part of | Northern Limestone Alps | |
Classification according to | AVE 21 | |
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Coordinates | 47 ° 41 ′ N , 15 ° 4 ′ E |
The Ybbstal Alps are a mountain group of the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps . They are on the border between Upper Austria , Lower Austria and Styria . The mountains include the eastern part of the Eisenwurzen and in the south the Göstlinger Alps and the Kräuterinstock . The Hochkar (1,808 m) ski area is located in the Göstling Alps, and in the Kräuterinstock with the Kräuterin karst plateau, the highest mountain in the Ybbstal Alps, the 1,919 m high Hochstadl .
topography
In the east, the Ybbstal Alps are bordered by the Erlauftal , in the south by the Salzatal , in the west by the Upper Austrian (lower) Ennstal .
According to the Alpine Club division of the Eastern Alps (AVE), the group is defined:
- Alpine foothills from Amstetten to Wieselburg - Erlauf to Mariazell - Gußwerk - Salza to the confluence of Enns - Enns to Kastenreith - Gaflenzbach - Waidhofenbach - Waidhofen an der Ybbs - Ybbs to Amstetten
geology
In the southern part of the Ybbstal Alps consist mainly of carbonate rocks of the Triassic of the East Alpine nappe pile , north of it from flysch - sandstone and marl of the Helvetic ceiling and the loess cover the Alpine foothills .
nature
In the Ybbstal Alps are the Ötscher-Tormäuer nature park with the Ötscher stalactite cave , the northern part of the Wildalpener Salzatal nature reserve and the Eisenwurzen nature park . The Ötscher caves with the money hole are located near the 1,893 m high Ötscher .
Huts
- Amstettner Hut ( ÖAV )
- Ötscherschutzhaus (ÖTK)
- Prochenberghütte (ÖAV)
- Terzerhaus (private)
- Ybbstaler Hut (ÖAV)
climate
The climate is rich in precipitation, precipitation falls on over 150 days per year , only in autumn there is a lot of sun and the winters are snowy.
Adjacent areas
- West: Upper Austrian Pre-Alps
- Southwest: Ennstal Alps
- South: Hochschwab
- Southeast: Mürzsteg Alps
- East: Türnitz Alps
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to bergalbum.de