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Niedere Tauern
Hochgolling (2,862 m)
Highest point
PeakHochgolling
Elevation2,863 m (9,393 ft)
Geography
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Country Austria
States Salzburg and  Styria
Parent rangeCentral Eastern Alps
Borders onWestern Tauern Alps, Northern Salzburg Alps, Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps, Northern Styrian Alps, Styrian Prealps and Carinthian-Styrian Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Niedere Tauern or Low Tauern (Template:Lang-sl) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria. They are also named Eastern Tauern Alps (Template:Lang-de).[1]

Geography

The range forms a part of the main chain of the Alps. The highest peak of the Niedere Tauern is Mt. Hochgolling, part of the Schladminger Tauern at 2,863 m (9,393 ft).

Important mountain pass roads include Radstädter Tauern Pass 1,738 m (5,702 ft)), Sölk Pass (1,788 m (5,866 ft), and Triebener Tauern Pass (1,274 m (4,180 ft)). The range is also crossed by the Tauern Autobahn (A10) through the Tauern Road Tunnel.

Borders

In the west and south the Murtörl mountain pass and the Mur River separate them from the Hohe Tauern mountain range, while in the east and north the Enns River and the Schober Pass marks the border to the Northern Limestone Alps.

Alpine Club classification

According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps, the Niedere Tauern may be divided into four subgroups (from west to east):

SOIUSA classification

In the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the range is considered an Alpine section, classified in the following way[1]:

The four groups listed above (Radstädter Tauern, Schladminger Tauern, Rottenmanner and Wölzer Tauern and Seckauer Alpen) are considered Alpine subsections.

Notable summits

Weißeck (2,711 m) from Zederhaus

Some notable summits of the range are:

Name elevation (m) subsection
Hochgolling 2,862 Schladminger Tauern
Weißeck 2,711 Radstädter Tauern
Mosermandl 2,680 Radstädter Tauern
Hochfeind 2,687 Radstädter Tauern
Großes Gurpitscheck 2,526 Schladminger Tauern
Hundstein 2,614 Schladminger Tauern
Hochwildstelle 2,747 Schladminger Tauern
Roteck 2,742 Schladminger Tauern
Großer Knallstein 2,599 Schladminger Tauern
Rettlkirchspitze 2,475 Rottenmanner und Wölzer Tauern
Großer Bösenstein 2,125 Rottenmanner und Wölzer Tauern
Geierhaupt 2,417 Seckauer Alpen
Hochreichhart 2,416 Seckauer Alpen
Seckauer Zinken 2,389 Seckauer Alpen
Maierangerkogel 2,356 Seckauer Alpen

Geology and environment

The Niedere Tauern mark the approximate eastern limit of the continuous ice sheet in the Alps during the Würm glaciation. Eastern parts of the group were therefore unglaciated, and served as an important refugium for silicicolous plants.[2]

Winter sports

A number of skiing resorts are situated in the Niedere Tauern, including Obertauern and Schladming.

References

  1. ^ a b Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ VV.AA. (2010). Radstädter Tauern: Radstädter Tauernpass, Tappenkarsee, Jägersee, Weißeck, Mosermandl, Gamsspitzl. General Books LLC. ISBN 9781159281243. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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