Radstadt Tauern
| Radstadt Tauern | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Weißeck |
| Elevation | 2,711 m (8,894 ft) |
| Geography | |
| State | Salzburg, Austria |
| Range coordinates | 47°09′00″N 13°23′00″E / 47.15000°N 13.38333°ECoordinates: 47°09′00″N 13°23′00″E / 47.15000°N 13.38333°E |
| Parent range | Low Tauern |
The Radstadt Tauern (German: Radstädter Tauern) are a subrange of the Austrian Central Alps in the Austrian Eastern Alps. 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 east of the Austrian state of Salzburg between the upper reaches of the Enns and Mur.
The Radstadt Tauern form the westernmost part of the Low Tauern. They are bounded to the southwest by the High Tauern, to the northwest by the Pongau and to the east by the Schladming Tauern. Their name comes from the town of Radstadt in the Enns valley.
The Radstadt Tauern border on the following other mountain ranges of the Alps:
According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps 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 – Kreealpenbach – Großarlbach to its confluence with the Salzach – Salzach to its confluence with the Wagrainer Bach.
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