The Kasereck,
at , is one of the highest peaks of the
Schladming Tauern
The Schladming Tauern''Outline of the geology of Austria and selected excursions'', Volumes 34-35. Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria), 1980. pp. 62/3. . () are a subrange of the Austrian Central Alps within the Eastern Alps. Together with the Rad ...
and thus also the
Lower Tauern. It is the most prominent summit on the crest that runs from the
Hochgolling southwards and separates the valleys of Göriachtal in the west and Lessachtal in the east.
Geographically this mountain lies in
Salzburg
Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...
state and is most easily climbed from
Göriach
Göriach is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg in Austria.
Geography
Göriach lies about 6 km northwest of Tamsweg and about 80 km southeast of Salzburg
Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in ...
in the
Lungau
Bezirk Tamsweg is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria. It is congruent with the Lungau region (). The administrative centre of the district is Tamsweg.
Geography
The area of the Lungau plateau is 1 ...
.
Below the mountain nestles the lake of ''Piendlsee'' (). The easiest ascent runs from the Göriacher Winkel from the Piendlalm via the Piendlsee and the southwest arête and west flank to the top.
Pindlsee in Hintergöriach.jpg, Piendlsee
Kasereck mit umliegenden Gipfeln von Mauterndorf aus gesehen.jpg, The Kasereck and surrounding peaks - May 2007
Neighbouring summits
* Kreuzhöhe (2,566 m)
* Kampelfenster (2,557 m)
* Wirriegelhöhe (2,600 m)
* Weißhöhe (2,646 m)
*
Hochgolling (2,862 m)
* Hocheck (2,638 m)
* Lesshöhe (2,490 m)
* Gensgitsch (2,279 m)
* Gummaberg (2,315 m)
References
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Two-thousanders of Austria
Mountains of the Alps
Mountains of Salzburg (federal state)
Schladming Tauern