Geierhaupt

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Geierhaupt

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Geierhaupt
Highest point
Elevation 2,417 m (7,930 ft)
Prominence 1,172 m (3,845 ft) [1]
Isolation 18.9 kilometres (11.7 mi)
Coordinates 47°22′N14°38′E / 47.367°N 14.633°E / 47.367; 14.633 Coordinates: 47°22′N14°38′E / 47.367°N 14.633°E / 47.367; 14.633
Geography
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Geierhaupt
Location in the Alps
Location Styria, Austria
Parent range Lower Tauern

Geierhaupt (2,417 m) is a mountain of the Lower Tauern in Styria, Austria. It is the highest mountain of the Seckau Tauern sub group. [2]

Lower Tauern mountain range in the Austrian Alps

The Lower Tauern or Niedere Tauern are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria.

Styria State of Austria

Styria is a state, or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. In area it is the second largest of the nine Austrian federated states, covering 16,401 km2 (6,332 sq mi). It borders Slovenia and the Austrian states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Burgenland, and Carinthia. The capital city is Graz which had 276,526 inhabitants at the beginning of 2015.

Seckau Tauern mountain range

The Seckau Tauern or Seckau Alps are a small subrange of the Low Tauern mountains in the Austrian Central Alps, part of the Eastern Alps. The range is located in the Austria state of Styria.

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References

  1. "Geierhaupt - peakbagger". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. "Niedere Tauern - summitpost". summitpost.org. Retrieved 2 March 2015.