The Seetal Alps () are a mountain range in the

Lavanttal The Lavanttal ('Lavant Valley', , Gams, Ivan. 1992. "Labotska dolina." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 6. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 87–87. or ; Southern Bavarian: ''Lovnthol'') lies in the Lavanttal Alps in southern Austria in the eas ...

Noric Alps The Noric Alps () is a collective term denoting various mountain ranges of the Eastern Alps. The name derives from the ancient ''Noricum'' province of the Roman Empire on the territory of present-day Austria and the adjacent Bavarian and Slovenian ...

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

south of the River Mur between

Scheifling Scheifling is a village in Austria in the state of Styria. History It was first mentioned 978 AD as 'Sublich'. Culture One of many riparian villages along the Mur river The Mur () or Mura (; ; ; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Müra''Novak, Vilko ...

and

Zeltweg Zeltweg () is a town in Styria, Austria. It is located in the Aichfeld basin of the Mur River in Upper Styria. Larger municipalities in the vicinity are Judenburg, Knittelfeld and Fohnsdorf. History Some farms were recorded at Zeltweg in the Du ...

. Their highest peak is the

Zirbitzkogel The Zirbitzkogel (), at , is the highest point of the Seetal Alps in Austria. It lies south of the Upper Mur valley in the Styria near its border with Carinthia. The Lavant, a left tributary of the Drau, has its source on the southern slopes of ...

(2,396 m).

Topography

The Seetal Alps are bounded to the north by the Mur valley, to the east by the Obdach Saddle, to the south by the Klippitztörl and to the west by the

Neumarkt Saddle Neumarkt (German for "new market") may refer to several places: Austria * Neumarkt am Wallersee, in Salzburg * , in the Jennersdorf District, Burgenland * Neumarkt an der Ybbs, in Lower Austria * Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis, in the Hausruckviertel ...

. The majority of the range lies within the Austrian state of

Styria Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and cloc ...

, only from the Klippitztörl does it extend into

Carinthia Carinthia ( ; ; ) is the southernmost and least densely populated States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The Lake Wolayer is a mountain lake on the Carinthian side of the Carnic Main ...

. The most important summits, from north to south, are: *Weißeck (1,743 m) *Brandriegel (1,721 m) *Hohe Ranach (1,981 m) *Erslstand (2,124 m) *Wenzelalpe (2,151 m) *Kreiskogel (2,306 m) with the very difficult Lukas-Max ''

klettersteig A via ferrata (Italian for "iron path", plural ''vie ferrate'' or in English ''via ferratas'') is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other Alpine locations. The protection includes steel fixtures such as cables and railing ...

''Route description
at www.bergsteigen.com *Scharfes Eck (2,364 m) *

(2,396 m) *Fuchskogel (2,214 m) *Streitwiesenalm (called the ''Blutwiese'' locally) and the Judenburg Cross (1,764 m) *Zöhrerkogel (1,874 m) *Angerlkogel (1,774 m) *Jägerstube (1,749 m) On the Klippitztörl is a large

ski area A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort. ...

. There is also skiing near the Sabathy Hut and Tonner Hut. The high mountain chain has several rugged rock formations that rise above the

tree 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 ...

. The region is crossed by the ''Eisenwurzenweg'' (Austrian long-distance path 08). This reaches its highest point at the Zirbitzkogel.

Tourism

The range is popular with climbers and walkers. In addition it has several ski areas on and to the north of the Klippitztörl. The ''Seetaler Alpe''

military training area A military training area, training area (Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom) or training centre (Canada) is land set aside specifically to enable military forces to train and exercise for combat. Training areas are usually out of bounds ...

, run by the

Austrian Bundesheer The Austrian Armed Forces () are the combined military forces of Austria. The military consists of 16,000 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists. The military budget is 1.0% of national GDP (including pensions) or €3.317 billion (20 ...

is on the northern slopes of the range and is accessible from

Judenburg Judenburg (; ) is a historic town in Styria, Austria. It is the administrative centre of the Murtal District, Murtal district, which was created on 1 January 2012 from the former Judenburg (district), Judenburg District and former Knittelfeld D ...

Huts

*Winterleiten Hut (1,782 m) northeast of the Zirbitzkogel *Alpengasthof Sabathy (1,620 m), at the eastern foot of the Zirbitzkogel *Zirbitzkogel House (2,376 m), on the summit of the Zirbitzkogel *Tonner Hut (1,600 m), halfway up the Zirbitzkogel from

Mühlen Mühlen is a municipality in the district of Murau (district), Murau in Styria, Austria. Geography Mühlen lies about 28 km southeast of Murau. References

Cities and towns in Murau District {{Styria-geo-stub ...

and Zirbitzkogel *Waldheim Hut (1,614 m), halfway up the Zirbitzkogel from

Obdach Obdach () is a municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria. Geography The municipality covers an area of 159.24 km² and is located in the valley of the Granitzenbach north of the Obdach Saddle the transition from the Upper Murta ...

*St.Martin's Hut (1,710 m), near the ''Streitwiesenalm'' *Klippitztörl Hut (1,644 m), on the Klippitztörl near the ski area

References

External links

{{commons category, Seetaler Alpen, Seetal Alps
Seetal Alps at hribi.net
Mountain ranges of Europe Mountain ranges of the Alps Mountain ranges of Styria