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Funtensee is a karst lake on the Steinernes Meer plateau in Berchtesgaden National Park,
The lake lies at an elevation of 1601 m and has a surface area is 3.5 ha. Its outflow toward the Schrainbach is subterranean at a location called ''Teufelsmühle''. On its shore is the Kärlinger Haus mountain hut which is open for the summer season; in addition, there is a winter room available. The valley is surrounded by the mountains Viehkogel (2,158 m), Glunkerer (1,932 m) and Stuhljoch (2,448 m)Pflanzensoziologische Untersuchunges im Bereich der alpinen Baumgrenze um Funtenseegebit unter Berücksichtigung des antopogenen Einflusses
Horst Freiberg 1985 which lead to the Funtenseetauern mountain (2,578 m), named after the lake.
Die Teufelsmühle am Funtensee
Sektion-alpen.net (''Devil's Mill'' or ''Devil's Grinder''). The exact route the water takes underground has not yet been established, and an extensive cave has not been ruled out, but the outflow point is not accessible to humans for investigation.
Bavaria
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, Germany
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. It is located in the larger of two sinkholes (also referred to as uvala). The area is known for record low temperatures, up to 30 °C (54 °F) lower than the surrounding area. Its primary inflows are the Steingraben, Stuhlgraben and Rennergraben streams.
Location
The lake lies at an elevation of 1601 m and has a surface area is 3.5 ha. Its outflow toward the Schrainbach is subterranean at a location called ''Teufelsmühle''. On its shore is the Kärlinger Haus mountain hut which is open for the summer season; in addition, there is a winter room available. The valley is surrounded by the mountains Viehkogel (2,158 m), Glunkerer (1,932 m) and Stuhljoch (2,448 m)Pflanzensoziologische Untersuchunges im Bereich der alpinen Baumgrenze um Funtenseegebit unter Berücksichtigung des antopogenen EinflussesHorst Freiberg 1985 which lead to the Funtenseetauern mountain (2,578 m), named after the lake.
History
Earliest evidence of use of the area for grazing can be traced to ca 1604–1619. Around 1870 there was evidence of eight active ''Kaser'' (living quarters/stables) causing concerns of overgrazing. The ''Funtenseealm'' (hut) was active until 1964.Temperature
Known as the coldest spot in Germany, the lake is the site where the country's record lowest temperature, , DAV Sektion Berchtesgaden was recorded on 24 December 2001. It is theorized that due to the unique situation of trapped cold air, a temperature of is possible. The extreme cold spot at the lake is said to result in a reversetree line
The tree line is the edge of a habitat at which trees are capable of growing and beyond which they are not. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually low ...
, as no trees can grow at any point below about 60 m above the lake, although studies have found that it may be the result of overgrazing animals. Temperatures are regularly monitored by a private weather station
A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for measuring atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasting, weather forecasts and to study the weather and clima ...
installed by Jörg Kachelmann.
Outflow
The noise of the water disappearing underground has led to local folklore and the naming of the outflowpoint ''Teufelsmühle''Sektion-alpen.net
See also
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