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{{Short description|Mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria}}
{{about|the mountain range in Austria|the midwestern USA fast food chain|Rax (restaurant)}}
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{{Geobox | Range
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The '''Rax''' is a [[mountain range]] at the border of the [[Austria]]n federal provinces [[Lower Austria]] and [[Styria]], situated in the [[Northern Limestone Alps]].
The '''Rax''' is a [[mountain range]] in the [[Northern Limestone Alps]] on the border of the [[Austria]]n federal provinces of [[Lower Austria]] and [[Styria]]. Its highest peak is the ''Heukuppe'' (2,007 m). The Rax, together with the nearby [[Schneeberg (Alps)|Schneeberg]], are a traditional mountaineering and mountain walking area, and are called the ''[[Wiener Hausberge]]'' ([[Vienna]]'s local mountains). They are separated by the deep ''Höllental'' ("Hell Valley").
[[File:Reichenau - Raxseilbahn, Kabine und Stütze.JPG|thumb|Cable car "Rax-Seilbahn“]]

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A [[Aerial lift|cable car]], the ''Raxseilbahn'', starting at [[Reichenau an der Rax|Hirschwang]] at the north-eastern foot of the mountains and the first in Austria (construction began in 1925), takes visitors to the extensive, high plateau of the Rax at a height of about 1,500 m. This area is a particular favourite with hikers from Lower Austria and Vienna. The steep sides of the plateau offer climbing tours of various difficulty. These ''steige'' (mountain [[trail]]s) and the ''hütten'', [[alpine hut]]s offering basic [[Lodging|accommodation]], were built and are maintained kept by various Austrian [[Alpine Club]]s. They were erected in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Its highest peak is the ''Heukuppe'' at 2007 m. The Rax together with the nearby [[Schneeberg (Alps)|Schneeberg]] as a traditional [[mountaineering]] resort are called the ''Wiener Hausberge'' ([[Vienna]]'s local mountains). They are separated by the deep ''Höllental'' (Hell Valley).

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By the ''Raxseilbahn'' [[aerial tramway]] in [[Reichenau an der Rax|Hirschwang]] at the north-eastern foot of the range, the first in Austria (commencement of construction was 1925), the extensive high plateau of the Rax at about 1,500 m is an easily attainable tour area and a particular favourite with hikers from Lower Austria and Vienna. The steep flanks of the plateau offer climbing tours of various degrees of difficulty. These ''steige'' ([[trail]]s) and the ''hütten'', [[Mountain hut|alpine hut]]s offering basic [[Lodging|accommodation]], were built and are kept intact by several Austrian [[Alpine Club]]s. They were erected in the late 19th and early 20th century.


==Mountain huts==
==Mountain huts==
[[File:Schwarzau im Gebirge - Rax, Habsburghaus.JPG|thumb|View over the Habsburghaus in the direction of the northwest]]
[[Image:Habsburghaus, Rax.jpg|thumb|260px|Habsburghaus (the cross marks the site where the former tenant died of hypothermia during a winter storm on February 8, 1919)]]
[[File:Habsburghaus, Rax.jpg|thumb|Habsburghaus (the cross marks the site where the former tenant died of hypothermia during a winter storm on February 8, 1919)]]
[[Image:Höllental.jpg|thumb|260px|Greater Hell Valley]]
[[File:Großes Höllental (2).JPG|thumb|Greater Hell Valley]]
* Raxseilbahn mountain station, 1,540 m
* Raxseilbahn mountain station, 1,540 m
* Ottohaus, 1,640 m
* Ottohaus, 1,640 m
* [[Gloggnitz]]er Hütte, 1,548 m
* [[Gloggnitz]]er Hut, 1,548 m
* [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg]] Haus, 1,785 m
* [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg]] Haus, 1,785 m
* [[Archduke Charles Louis of Austria|Karl Ludwig]] Haus, 1,804 m
* [[Archduke Charles Louis of Austria|Karl Ludwig]] Haus, 1,804 m
* Seehütte, 1,643 m
* See Hut, 1,643 m
* Waxriegelhaus 1,361 m
* Waxriegelhaus 1,361 m
* Wolfgang-Dirnbacher-Hütte, 1,477 m (shelter only)
* Wolfgang Dirnbacher Hut, 1,477 m (shelter only)


==Some Hikes and Rises==
==Some Hikes and Rises==
[[File:Reichenau - Rax, Törl.JPG|thumb|The Törl on the Törlweg]]
* [[Österreichischer Alpenverein|Alpenvereins]] Steig: Großes Höllental – Ottohaus
* [[Österreichischer Alpenverein|Alpenvereins]] Steig: Großes Höllental – Ottohaus
* Amaliensteig: Preiner Gscheid – Heukuppe
* Amaliensteig: Preiner Gscheid – Heukuppe
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* Wildfährte: Hinternasswald – Grasboden Alm
* Wildfährte: Hinternasswald – Grasboden Alm
* Zikafahnlsteig: Scheibwald – Habsburghaus
* Zikafahnlsteig: Scheibwald – Habsburghaus

==Other==
*The local snowboard-crew is called "[http://www.raxattaxx.com RAXATTAXX]"
*Rax is 50% BLAM.

==External links==
* [http://www.tiscover.at/semmering-rax-schneeberg www.tiscover.at/semmering-rax-schneeberg]
* [http://www.raxseilbahn.com Rax-Seilbahn]
* [http://raxwandern.at RaxWandern.at] geführte Wanderungen im Raxgebiet
* [http://www.gustav-jahn.at www.gustav-jahn.at] Gustav-Jahn-Steig: Homepage Gustav Jahn (1879-1919) - Austrian Painter, Rax Montaineer- and Ski-Pioneer


{{Commons|Rax}}
{{Commons|Rax}}


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[[Category:Northern Limestone Alps]]
[[Category:Geography of Lower Austria]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Lower Austria]]
[[Category:Rax-Schneeberg Group]]
[[Category:Rax-Schneeberg Group]]
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 6 November 2024

For other uses, see Rax (disambiguation).
Rax
Rax in winter
Highest point
PeakHeukuppe
Elevation2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Coordinates48°5′14″N 15°54′43″E / 48.08722°N 15.91194°E / 48.08722; 15.91194
Geography
Map
CountryAustria
States
Range coordinates47°41.35′N 15°41.3′E / 47.68917°N 15.6883°E / 47.68917; 15.6883
Parent rangeNorthern Limestone Alps

The Rax is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps on the border of the Austrian federal provinces of Lower Austria and Styria. Its highest peak is the Heukuppe (2,007 m). The Rax, together with the nearby Schneeberg, are a traditional mountaineering and mountain walking area, and are called the Wiener Hausberge (Vienna's local mountains). They are separated by the deep Höllental ("Hell Valley").

Cable car "Rax-Seilbahn“

A cable car, the Raxseilbahn, starting at Hirschwang at the north-eastern foot of the mountains and the first in Austria (construction began in 1925), takes visitors to the extensive, high plateau of the Rax at a height of about 1,500 m. This area is a particular favourite with hikers from Lower Austria and Vienna. The steep sides of the plateau offer climbing tours of various difficulty. These steige (mountain trails) and the hütten, alpine huts offering basic accommodation, were built and are maintained kept by various Austrian Alpine Clubs. They were erected in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Mountain huts

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View over the Habsburghaus in the direction of the northwest
Habsburghaus (the cross marks the site where the former tenant died of hypothermia during a winter storm on February 8, 1919)
Greater Hell Valley
  • Raxseilbahn mountain station, 1,540 m
  • Ottohaus, 1,640 m
  • Gloggnitzer Hut, 1,548 m
  • Habsburg Haus, 1,785 m
  • Karl Ludwig Haus, 1,804 m
  • See Hut, 1,643 m
  • Waxriegelhaus 1,361 m
  • Wolfgang Dirnbacher Hut, 1,477 m (shelter only)

Some Hikes and Rises

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The Törl on the Törlweg
  • Alpenvereins Steig: Großes Höllental – Ottohaus
  • Amaliensteig: Preiner Gscheid – Heukuppe
  • Bärenloch: Hinternasswald – Bärengraben
  • Bismarck Steig: Karl Ludwig Haus – Neue Seehütte
  • Brandschneide: Kaiserbrunn – Bergstation Raxbahn
  • Großes und kleines Fuchsloch: Preiner Gscheid – Heukuppe
  • Gaislochsteig (former Guido von List Steig): Großes Höllental – Dirnbacher Hütte
  • Göbl-Kühn-Steig: Waxriegelhaus – Neue Seehütte
  • Gamsecksteig: Nasskamm – Grasboden Alm
  • Gretchen Steig: Preiner Gscheid – Karl Ludwig Haus
  • Grosses Wolfstal (unmarkiert, Schiabfahrt!) Kaiserbrunn – Ottohaus
  • Grosser Kesselgraben (Schiabfahrt!) Höllental – Gloggnitzer Hütte
  • Gsolhirnsteig
  • Gustav-Jahn-Steig: Verbindung Alpenvereinssteig – Ausstieg Gaislochsteig
  • Hans-von-Haid-Steig: Prein an der Rax – Preiner Wand
  • Hoyossteig: Großes Höllental – Rudolfsteig
  • Kaiser Steig: Rehboden – Scheibwald
  • Karl-Kantner-Steig: Waxriegelhaus – Karl Ludwig Haus
  • Kontrußsteig: Reißtalerhütte – Waxriegelhaus
  • Peter Jokl Steig: Hinternasswald – Scheibwald
  • Preinerwandsteig: Prein an der Rax – Preiner Wand
  • Preintalersteig: Großes Höllental – Wachthüttelkamm
  • Reißtalersteig: Preiner Gscheid – Heukuppe
  • Rudolfssteig: Höllental – Klobentörl
  • Schlangenweg: Waxriegelhaus – Karl Ludwig Haus
  • Schüttersteig: Verbindungsstrasse Nasswald/Hinternasswald – Scheibwald
  • Seeweg: Ottohaus – Neue Seehütte
  • Teufelsbadstubensteig: Großes Höllental – Wachthüttelkamm
  • Törlweg: Knappenhof – Ottohaus
  • Wachthüttelkamm: Höllental – Ottohaus
  • Waxriegelsteig: Predigtstuhl – Waxriegelhaus
  • Wildes Gamseck: Nasskamm – Grasboden Alm
  • Wildfährte: Hinternasswald – Grasboden Alm
  • Zikafahnlsteig: Scheibwald – Habsburghaus
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