Dachstein Mountains
| Dachstein Mountains | |
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Aerial shot of the Dachstein from ca. 3,600m. Left: the Lower Dachstein: Rear: the Gjaidstein
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Hoher Dachstein |
| Elevation | 2,995 m (9,826 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Geography | |
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Dachstein Mountains (in red) within the Alps.
The borders of the range according to Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps |
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| Country | Austria |
| States/Provinces | Upper Austria, Styria and Salzburg |
| Range coordinates | 47°31′N 13°40′E / 47.52°N 13.66°ECoordinates: 47°31′N 13°40′E / 47.52°N 13.66°E |
| Parent range | Northern Limestone Alps |
The Dachstein Mountains (German: Dachsteingebirge) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps.
The term is used by the Austrian Alpine Club in its classification of the Eastern Alps as one of the 24 sub-ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps (AVE No. 14).
The Dachstein range includes:
The Dachstein Mountains are bordered as follows:
The two individual peaks of Grimming and Sarstein were counted as part of the Dachstein range because both have been broken off the Dachstein limestone block, even though they are quite separate from a hydrographic and orographic perspective. This classification appeared as early as 1924 in the Moriggl Division of the Alps.
The dividing lines are:
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