Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
Mountain range in Austria
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The Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps (Oberösterreichisch-Salzkammerguter Alpen in German) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountains in a new classification of the Alps located in Austria.
| Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps | |
|---|---|
Hoher Sarstein as seen from Bad Goisern | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Hoher Dachstein |
| Elevation | 2,995 m (9,826 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°28′32″N 13°36′23″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Oberösterreichisch-Salzkammerguter Alpen (German) |
| Geography | |
 Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps (section nr.25) within Eaestern Alps | |
Country | Austria |
| Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria | |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | Northern Salzburg Alps, Northern Styrian Alps, Northern Lower Austria Alps and Eastern Tauern Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock type | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
Etymology
Salzkammergut is the name of a historical territory and literally means Estate of the Salt Chamber; it derives from the Imperial Salt Chamber, the authority charged with running the precious salt mines in the Habsburg Empire.[2]
Geography
Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Upper Austria, Salzburg and, marginally, to Styria. The whole range is drained by the Danube.
SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[3]
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Northern Limestone Alps
- section = Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
- code = II/B-25
Subdivision
The range is divided into four Alpine subsections:[3]
- Dachstein mountains (De:Dachsteingebirge) – SOIUSA code:II/B-25.I;
- Salzkammergut mountains (De:Salzkammergut-Berge) – SOIUSA code:II/B-25.II;
- Totes mountains (De:Totes Gebirge) – SOIUSA code:II/B-25.III;
- Upper Austrian Prealps (De:Oberösterreichische Voralpen) – SOIUSA code:II/B-25.IV.
Notable summits
Some notable summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Hoher Dachstein | 2,995 | 8,924 |
| Großer Priel | 2,515 | 8,251 |
| Grimming | 2,351 | 7,711 |
| Rotgschirr | 2,270 | 7,448 |
| Gamsfeld | 2,027 | 6,649 |
| Hoher Sarstein | 1,975 | 6,440 |
| Hoher Nock | 1,963 | 6,438 |