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Tennen Mountains

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Being a high plateau, the Tennen has numerous trails for the Alpine hiker. However, walkers need to be aware of the lack of water in the karst terrain and the dangers of getting lost in mist or fog. Alpine experience and a good level of fitness are basic pre-requisites, even though there are many
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a wide scope of climbing options. The faces on the southern edge of the range, especially around the Werfener Hut and above Dr. Heinrich Hackel Hut are very popular due to their easy accessibility. In winter there are various ski touring routes, mainly crossing the plateau, but also extreme ski
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Knowledge of the caves, and the routes that water takes through them, is important, particularly in terms of future water supply for the population and the protection of water resources.
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Some 37 square kilometres of the Tennen plateau are above the 2,000 metre line and that part of the range within the state of Salzburg was turned into a
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system in the northwest of the mountain block. This system drains towards the Brunnecker Cave, dropping through a height of over 1,000 metres.
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Erhaltung, Chancen und Weiterentwicklung des Tourismus zur Sicherung einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung in der Region "Südliches Tennengebirge".
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Stage A34/35) runs through the southern Tennen, from Lungötz to Werfen via the Dr. Heinrich Hackel Hut.
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Institut für Geographie und angewandte Geoinformatik, Salzburg (as at: 9 October 2000)
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The Tennen Mountains are a preferred research region for the State Cave Research Association in
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Alpine pastures in the Bavarian-Austrian Limestone Alps|Alpine pastures in the Tennen Mountains
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View of the karst terrain of the Tennen Mountains looking southeast. In the background: the
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The Tennen Mountains from the southwest, on the right the hill zone of Werfen-St.-Martin
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high plateau, about 60 km² in area, with many caves. The range is located in
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in the east by the Lammer valley as far as Lungötz, separating it from the
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Hammond Atlas of the World, 5th ed., Hammond World Atlas Corp., 2008.
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available. The precipices on the edge of the plateau offer the
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in the world. Its ice section is open to the public as a
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as far as the Rußbach stream, which descends from the
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Here, at the northern end of the 936:Mutton, Alice Florence Adelaide (1961). 521: 383:The highest mountains in the Tennen are 270:in the north and northeast by the River 856:Käß, Werner and Behrens, Horst (1992). 849: 654:Platteneckeis Cave–Berger Cave–Bierloch 295:in the south it borders on part of the 397:2,412 m above sea level (AA) 389:2,430 m above sea level (AA) 652:Another important cave system is the 103:The borders of the range according to 7: 301:right of the Salzach (Hochgründeck, 950:Alpenvereinseinteilung der Ostalpen 25: 858:Tracing Technique in Geohydrology 1242: 263:, is the narrowest point of the 94: 38: 590:Werfen-St.-Martin Schuppen Zone 659:Other important caves are the 235:Extent and neighbouring ranges 204:, which lies in front of the 1: 1289:St. Johann im Pongau District 1012:"Abschnitt 6 - Kalkberge Ost" 342:Sankt Martin am Tennengebirge 805:European long-distance trail 70:2,430 m (7,970 ft) 1269:Mountain ranges of the Alps 1041:Mountain huts in the Tennen 278:. Beyond the Lammer is the 267:through the Limestone Alps. 1305: 963:Die geologischen Situation 641:near Oberscheffau and the 1240: 1089: 898:Bernhard, Thomas (1979). 604:in the Tennen Mountains. 545:lying on a foundation of 410:Lehnender Stein (2,402 m) 357:Scheffau am Tennengebirge 283:(Salzkammergut Mountains) 92: 37: 718:Dr. Friedrich Oedl House 534:The Tennen is a heavily 83:15 km (9.3 mi) 1274:Northern Limestone Alps 1083:Northern Limestone Alps 1081:Mountain ranges of the 830:In addition Salzburg's 724:Dr. Heinrich Hackel Hut 701:routes in some places. 608:The most famous is the 568:). 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Index

Tennengebirge

Raucheck
Elevation

Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps
Northern Limestone Alps
Salzburg
Austria
Range coordinates
47°30′N 13°14′E / 47.500°N 13.233°E / 47.500; 13.233
‹See Tfd›
German
Northern Limestone Alps
Eastern Alps
karstified
Austria
Salzburg
Bischofshofen
nature reserve
Hagen Mountains
Berchtesgaden Alps
Salzach
Lueg Pass
Salzachöfen Gorge
Lammer
Gschütt Pass
Osterhorn Group
Dachstein Mountains
Salzburg Slate Alps

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