Dachstein Mountains

Dachstein Mountains

Aerial shot of the Dachstein from ca. 3,600m. Left: the Lower Dachstein: Rear: the Gjaidstein
Highest point
Peak Hoher Dachstein
Elevation 2,995 m (9,826 ft)
Dimensions
Length 50 km (31 mi)
Geography

Dachstein Mountains (in red) within the Alps.
The borders of the range according to
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps

Country Austria
States/Provinces Upper Austria, Styria and Salzburg
Range coordinates 47°31′N 13°40′E / 47.52°N 13.66°E / 47.52; 13.66Coordinates: 47°31′N 13°40′E / 47.52°N 13.66°E / 47.52; 13.66
Parent range Northern Limestone Alps

The Dachstein Mountains (German: Dachsteingebirge) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps.

The term is used by the Austrian Alpine Club in its classification of the Eastern Alps as one of the 24 sub-ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps (AVE No. 14).

The Dachstein range includes:

Extent

The Dachstein Mountains are bordered as follows:[1]

Divisions

The two individual peaks of Grimming and Sarstein were counted as part of the Dachstein range because both have been broken off the Dachstein limestone block, even though they are quite separate from a hydrographic and orographic perspective. This classification appeared as early as 1924 in the Moriggl Division of the Alps.

The dividing lines are:

Panorama

Panoramic view of the Dachstein with description of main peaks.
Panorama of Dachstein as seen from Krippenstein

References

  1. Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen

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