Nock Mountains
| Nock Mountains | |
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Alpine landscape in the Nock Mountains national park
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Eisenhut |
| Elevation | 2,441 m (8,009 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Geography | |
| State | Carinthia, Salzburg, Styria |
| Range coordinates | 46°54′N 13°44′E / 46.9°N 13.73°ECoordinates: 46°54′N 13°44′E / 46.9°N 13.73°E |
| Parent range | Gurktal Alps |
The Nock Mountains (German: Nockberge or Nockgebirge) are the westernmost and highest mountain range of the Gurktal Alps in Austria, spread over parts of the federal states of Carinthia, Salzburg and Styria. Their appearance is characterised by numerous dome-like and grass-covered summits (Nocken). Their highest peak is the Eisenhut in Styria which reaches an elevation of 2,441 m (8,009 ft) AA.
In July 2012 the Nock Mountains and the adjacent Lungau region were designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.
As westernmost part of the Gurktal Alps, the Nock Mountains are separated from the Low Tauern in the north, stretching as far as the Katschberg Pass (1,641 m (AA)) in the west, by the Mur River. In the west, the rivers Lieser and Drau separate the Nock Mountains from the Ankogel Group of the High Tauern and from the Gailtal Alps. South of Lake Ossiach they are adjoined by the lower Sattnitz range and the Klagenfurt Basin, another part of the Gurktal Alps. To the east, within the Gurktal Alps they are bounded by a line from Gurk via Flattnitz Pass (1,400 m (AA)) to the Paalbach stream.
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