The Radstadt Tauern () are a subrange of the
Central Eastern Alps in
Austria
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. Together with the
Schladming Tauern, the
Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern and the
Seckau Tauern the Radstadt Tauern form the major range of mountains known as the
Low Tauern. The mountains are found in the southeast of the Austrian state of
Salzburg
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, between the upper reaches of the
Enns and
Mur rivers.
Geography
Location
The Radstadt Tauern form the westernmost part of the Low Tauern range. They are bounded to the southwest by the
High Tauern
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, to the northwest by the Salzburg
Pongau
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region, and to the east by the Schladming Tauern. Their name is derived from the historic town of
Radstadt in the Enns valley.
Neighbouring ranges
The Radstadt Tauern border on the following other mountain ranges of the Alps:
*
Schladming Tauern (to the east)
*
Nock Mountains (
Gurktal Alps; to the southeast)
*
Ankogel Group (
High Tauern
The High Tauern (plural, pl.; , ) are a mountain range on the Main chain of the Alps, main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of Salz ...
; to the west)
*
Salzburg Slate Alps (to the north)
Boundary
According to the
Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (AVE), the mountains are bounded by the following line, in a clockwise direction:
Wagrainer Bach from its confluence with the
Salzach – Wagrainer Höhe – Litzlingbach to its confluence with the
Enns – Enns to
Radstadt –
Northern Taurach valley –
Obertauern –
Southern Taurach valley –
Mauterndorf – Neuseß –
Mur – Murtörl Pass – Kreealpenbach –
Großarlbach to its confluence with the Salzach – Salzach to its confluence with the Wagrainer Bach.
Communications
The eastern edge of the Radstadt Tauern is crossed by the
Radstädter Tauern Pass () and, since 1975, by the
Tauern Road Tunnel of the
Tauern Autobahn (A10).
In the north and south of the range, the
Enns Valley and
Mur Valley Railway lines, as well as parallel federal roads (''
Bundesstraße
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Germany
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German ''Bundesstraßen'' are labelled with re ...
n'') run along the upper Enns and upper Mur valleys.
Peaks
Its highest summits are the
Weißeck (), the Hochfeind () and the
Mosermandl ().
Tourism
Alpine huts
*
Südwiener Hut, 1,802 m
*
Franz Fischer Hut, 2,001 m
* Stickler Hut, 1,752 m
* Speiereck Hut, 2,074 m
*
Gnadenalm, 1,290 m
*
Tappenkarsee Hut, 1,820 m
* Draugstein Hut, 1,714 m
* Kleinarler Hut, 1,754 m
Ski regions
Skiing in the Radstadt Tauern is concentrated around the village of
Obertauern and in the ski areas in the north and northwest, near
Altenmarkt-Zauchensee or
Flachau. The Radstadt Tauern are also well known for their
ski touring terrain.
References
External links
Gnadenalm Obertauern
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Mountain ranges of the Alps
Mountain ranges of Salzburg (federal state)