The Weißeck (2,711 m (AA)) is the highest mountain in the Radstadt Tauern range in Austria and is popular, both as a ski touring destination in winter and a climbing peak in summer. It gets its name (which means "white corner") from the mighty block of light-coloured Wetterstein dolomite of which the mountain is made.
The summit of the Weißeck is located on the municipal boundary between Muhr, in the national park, and Zederhaus, in the nature park.
Bases for tours to the Weißeck are, on one side, the Riedingtal valley in Zederhaus, and, on the other, the Stickler Hut (1,752 m) in the upper Mur valley. The normal route from the Rieding gap along the western ridge to the top is signed and only requires a little sure-footedness, but is generally an easy climbing grade.
There are several legends about the Weißeck. The best-known is about the Weißeck dog. The Weißeck is also popular with mineral collectors; since time immemorial it has been a well-known site for finds of fluorite.
weißeck, other, uses, disambiguation, highest, mountain, radstadt, tauern, range, austria, popular, both, touring, destination, winter, climbing, peak, summer, gets, name, which, means, white, corner, from, mighty, block, light, coloured, wetterstein, dolomite. For other uses see Weisseck disambiguation The Weisseck 2 711 m AA is the highest mountain in the Radstadt Tauern range in Austria and is popular both as a ski touring destination in winter and a climbing peak in summer It gets its name which means white corner from the mighty block of light coloured Wetterstein dolomite of which the mountain is made WeisseckThe Weisseck and the RiedingspitzeHighest pointElevation2 711 m AA 8 894 ft Prominence2 711 2 260 m MurtorlIsolation7 4 km KolnbreinspitzeCoordinates47 09 46 N 13 23 38 E 47 16278 N 13 39389 E 47 16278 13 39389GeographyWeisseckSalzburg AustriaParent rangeRadstadt TauernGeologyAge of rockLadinianMountain typeWetterstein dolomiteClimbingNormal routeWestern crest mostly easy This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Weisseck news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The summit of the Weisseck is located on the municipal boundary between Muhr in the national park and Zederhaus in the nature park Bases for tours to the Weisseck are on one side the Riedingtal valley in Zederhaus and on the other the Stickler Hut 1 752 m in the upper Mur valley The normal route from the Rieding gap along the western ridge to the top is signed and only requires a little sure footedness but is generally an easy climbing grade There are several legends about the Weisseck The best known is about the Weisseck dog The Weisseck is also popular with mineral collectors since time immemorial it has been a well known site for finds of fluorite Contents 1 Routes 1 1 Summer 1 2 Winter 2 Literature 3 External linksRoutes editSummer edit Riedingtal Konigalm Zauneralm Rieding gap Riedingscharte Weisseck ca 1 050 metre height difference Upper Mur valley Stickler Hut Rieding gap Weisseck ca 950 metre height difference Winter edit Wald in Zederhaus Gspandlalm Hollgraben in der Holle Weisseck ca 1 400 height difference Literature editPeter Holl Alpenvereinsfuhrer Niedere Tauern Bergverlag Rother 7th ed Munich 2005 ISBN 3 7633 1267 6External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weisseck The Weisseck dog in German nbsp This Salzburg state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weisseck amp oldid 1184600711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
