Niedere Tauern
The Niedere Tauern or Low Tauern (Slovene: Nizke Ture) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria.
The Niedere Tauern or Low Tauern (Slovene: Nizke Ture) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria.
For the etymology of the name, see Tauern.
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 Schladming 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.
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.
According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps, the Low Tauern may be divided into four subgroups (from west to east):
The four groups listed above (the Radstadt Tauern, Schladming Tauern, Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and Seckau Alps) are considered Alpine subsections.
Some notable summits of the range are:
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.
A number of skiing resorts are situated in the Niedere Tauern, including Obertauern and Schladming.
The Niedere Tauern or Low Tauern (Slovene: Nizke Ture) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria.
The Niedere Tauern or Low Tauern (Slovene: Nizke Ture) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria.
For the etymology of the name, see Tauern.
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 Schladming 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.
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.
According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps, the Low Tauern may be divided into four subgroups (from west to east):
The four groups listed above (the Radstadt Tauern, Schladming Tauern, Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and Seckau Alps) are considered Alpine subsections.
Some notable summits of the range are:
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.
A number of skiing resorts are situated in the Niedere Tauern, including Obertauern and Schladming.
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