Niedere Tauern

The Niedere Tauern are a mountain range in Austria, (near Salzburg/ Styria)
which continues the Hohe Tauern to the east. The mountain range is 150 km long and runs
between the upper Enns and the upper Mur.

The highest peak in the Niedere Tauern is the Hochgolling at 2862 m The Radstädter Tauern Pass at 1739 m, the Hohe Tauern
and the Sölker Pass.

The Lower Tauern are divided into these groups:

Radstädter Tauern, Weisseck, the highest peak at 2,711 m
Schladminger Tauern, highest peak Hochgolling with 2,862 m)
Rottenmanner and Wölzer Tauern, highest peak Großer Bösenstein with 2,448 m
Seckauer Tauern, highest peak: Geierhaupt at 2,417 m

geology The rock of the Niedere Tauern generally consists of mica slates, where

in the east of the Niedere Tauern there are also several granite and slate gneisses
are. The large valley bottoms still give information about the great glaciation,
that existed during the Ice Age.