Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern

Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern
Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern
	The Rettlkirchspitze, the highest summit in the range.
Highest point
Peak	Rettlkirchspitze
Elevation	2,475 m above sea level (AA)
Geography
State	Styria, Austria
Range coordinates	47°15′36″N14°07′39″E / 47.26000°N 14.12750°E Coordinates: 47°15′36″N14°07′39″E / 47.26000°N 14.12750°E
Parent range	Low Tauern

Last updated February 19, 2019

The Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern^[1]^[2] (German : Rottenmanner und Wölzer Tauern) are a subrange of the Austrian Central Alps within the Eastern Alps. Together with the Radstadt Tauern, the Schladming Tauern and the Seckau Tauern the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern form the major range known as the Low Tauern. The mountains are located in Austria in the federal state of Styria.

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide and down the Liro River to Lake Como in the south. The peaks and mountain passes are lower compared to the Western Alps, while the range itself is broader and less arched.

The Radstadt Tauern are a subrange of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria. Together with the Schladming Tauern, the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and the Seckau Tauern the Radstadt Tauern form the major range of mountains known as the Low Tauern. The mountains are found in the southeast of the Austrian state of Salzburg, between the upper reaches of the Enns and Mur rivers.

Peaks

Rettlkirchspitze (2,475 m),
Greim (2,474 m),
Großer Bösenstein (2,448 m),
Schoberspitze (2,423 m),
Kleiner Bösenstein (2,395 m),
Drei Stecken (2,382 m),
Hochweberspitze (2,370 m),
Hochhaide (2,363 m),
Hohenwart (2,363 m),
Sonntagskarspitze (2,350 m),
Gumpeneck (2,226 m).

Greim (Wölzer Tauern) mountain in the Austrian Alps

Greim, at 2,474 m (8,117 ft), is a mountain in the Wölzer Tauern, part of the Niedere Tauern, in Styria, Austria. After the Rettelkirchspitze, it is the second highest elevation of the Wölzer Tauern.

Großer Bösenstein is a mountain of the Lower Tauern in Styria, Austria. It is located near the village of Hohentauern, which is the starting point for most climbs, and is the third highest mountain of the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern sub-range. It is a hiking peak, and the view from the summit provides an excellent view of the far Eastern Alps, including Grimming and the Totes Gebirge.

Neighbouring mountain ranges

The Rottenmann Tauern and Wölz Tauern border on the following other mountain ranges of the Alps:

Totes Gebirge (to the north)
Ennstal Alps (to the northeast)
Seckau Tauern (to the east)
Lavanttal Alps (to the southeast)
Nock Mountains (to the southwest)
Schladming Tauern (to the west)
Dachstein Mountains (to the northwest)

The Totes Gebirge is a group of mountains in Austria, part of the Northern Limestone Alps, lying between the Salzkammergut and the Ennstaler Alpen. The name Totes Gebirge is derived from the German words tot meaning "dead", referring to the apparent lack of vegetation, and Gebirge meaning "mountain range". The area is a large karst plateau with steep sides, and several mountain peaks above 2000 m. The highest point is the summit of Großer Priel, at 2,515 metres (8,251 ft)

The Ennstal Alps, the Alps of the Enns valley, are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps System. They are located primarily in the Austrian state of Styria, and also into the state of Upper Austria.

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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Schladming Tauern mountain range of the Alps

The Schladming Tauern are a subrange of the Austrian Central Alps within the Eastern Alps. Together with the Radstadt Tauern, the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and the Seckau Tauern the Schladming Tauern form the major range known as the Low Tauern. The mountains are located in Austria in the federal states of Salzburg and Styria. Its highest peak, at 2,862 m is the Hochgolling.

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Tauern German word which originally meant "high mountain pass" in the Austrian Central Alps

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The Hochwildstelle or Hohe Wildstelle is a mountain, 2,747 m (AA), and the second highest peak in the Schladming Tauern as well as the highest mountain entirely on Styrian territory in Austria. Its summit is near the tripoint of the three municipalities of Aich, Michaelerberg-Pruggern and Schladming.

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References

↑ The Schladming Tauern at travel.michelin.com. Accessed on 10 Mar 2013.
↑ Outline of the geology of Austria and selected excursions, Volumes 34-35. Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria), 1980. pp. 62/3 & 65. ISBN 978-3-9003-1207-7.

Literature

Hans Hödl: Bergerlebnis Wölzer, Rottenmanner, Triebener Tauern und Seckauer Alpen. Die Wege zu den Gipfeln, Almen, Bergseen und Hütten. Steirische Verlagsgesellschaft, Graz, 2008, ISBN 978-3-85489-149-9.

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[1] The Schladming Tauern at travel.michelin.com. Accessed on 10 Mar 2013.

[2] Outline of the geology of Austria and selected excursions, Volumes 34-35. Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria), 1980. pp. 62/3 & 65. ISBN 978-3-9003-1207-7.