Dachstein

Overview
HEIGHT:	2,995 m above sea level A
LOCATION:	Upper Austria, Styria
MOUNTAINS:	Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps
FIRST ASCENT:	1834 by Karl Thurwieser, Peter Gappmayr
FEATURES:	Highest peak in Upper Austria and Styria

Location and surroundings:

The Dachstein Mountains are located in Austria. It represents a highly karstified high mountain range
of the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps. The federal states of Salzburg, Upper Austria and Styria
have a share of the Dachstein, which is why it is often called the "three-country mountain". In the High
Dachstein, the massif is at its highest at 2,995 m, which is why it is also the second highest
Summit of the Northern Limestone Alps and the highest peak in Upper Austria and Styria.
In the Northern Limestone Alps, the mountain range also has a glacier, with the lake landscape in the north,
the plateaus and glaciers in the middle, as well as the highest cliffs of the Northern Limestone Alps in the south
underpin the outstanding importance of this subgroup.

Neighboring mountain ranges

Borders of the Dachstein Mountains with the following other subgroups of the Alps:

• Salzkammergut mountains (in the north)
• Dead Mountains (in the Northeast)
• Rottenmanner and Wölzer Tauern (in the southeast)
• Schladminger Tauern (in the south)
• Salzburg Slate Alps (in the southwest)
• Tennengebirge (to the west)

Topography

The Dachstein Mountains offer two different views. From a northern perspective, the white
dominate Glacial plains surmounted by rocky peaks behind. In contrast, the
From a southern perspective, the almost vertically rising south walls are clearly noticeable.

• Higher Gjaidstein (2,794 m)
• Higher Gjaidstein (2,794 m)
• High Dachstein and surroundings
• High Dachstein and surroundings

The massif spans approx. 20 x 30 km with dozens of peaks over 2,500 m. The highest are in the
Southwest and South:

• High Dachstein 2,995 m
• Torstein 2,948 m
• Mitterspitz 2,925 m
• Large Koppenkarstein 2,865 m
• Higher Gjaidstein 2,794 m

There are three large areas of ice in the massif - these form the northernmost and easternmost glaciers in the Alps.

• Hallstatt Glacier
• Great Gosau Glacier
• Schladming Glacier

There are also smaller areas of ice such as the Kleiner Gosaugletscher and the Schneelochgletscher.
The Hallstatt Glacier shrank by 20 m in 2003. (The glaciers are declining very rapidly.)
It is believed that in 80 years the area will be completely ice free. Because of its outstanding location between
the valley of the Traun, the Hallstätter See, the large Ennstal and some flat passes, it has a great influence on the
local weather.

The large karst plateau "Auf dem Stein" adjoins to the east. This goes further east into the Kemet Mountains
(Stoderzinken, Kammspitze, Grimming) over. The landscape lies north of the Dachstein and runs to the Krippenstein
and from the Bischofsmütze to the Speikberg. While the region appears as an ice desert in winter, it is a
dry plateau. The Heilbronn tragedy happened in this landscape in 1954. While the area is an ice desert in winter
is, it is a dry plateau in summer. In 1954 the Heilbronn tragedy happened in this area.
To the west, the Dachstein massif runs into the Gosaukamm. Its isolated
Bischofsmütze in the west (2,458 m) is very popular with mountaineers despite the fragile rock.
North of the massif is the catchment area of ??the Traun, where the well-known giant ice caves and
find the Koppenbrüller cave (stalactite).

geology

In the south of the Limestone Alps, e.g. B. the South Tyrolean Dolomites dominates the widespread Dachstein, which forms steep walls.
About 220 million years ago, the calf formed in the Younger Triassic. Since the Dachstein is a characteristic Kars region
represents, there are many caves. On the northern edge are some of the largest caves in Austria such as
the Dachstein Mammoth Cave and the Hirlatz Cave. The Dachstein is known for its high fossil deposits.

history

Archduke Johann was the first to pass the Dachstein Mountains in 1810. He crossed the main ridge over
the Feisterscharte, in the area of ??today`s Guttenberghaus. Archduke Karl makes an attempt two years later
to climb the summit of the Hoher Dachstein, but he fails and has to turn back at the Hallstatt Glacier.
In 1819, the Torstein was declared the westernmost peak in the southern face of the Dachstein. This was first introduced by
Jakob Buchsteiner climbed in this year. The main summit, the Hoher Dachstein, follows in 1834, which Karl Thurwieser
and Peter Gappmayr was climbed. In the 19th century, Friedrich Simoney devoted many years to exploring this
region and made the first winter ascent in 1847. His eldest son Oskar Simony creates on August 14, 1872
the first to climb the Mitterspitze, which is the third major peak in the Dachstein main ridge.
Ultimately, the younger son Arthur Simony succeeds on August 20, 1873 as the first to stand on the Koppenkarstein.

Ascension

The Hoher Dachstein, which represents the main peak and highest peak in Upper Austria and Styria, is a
popular destination for many mountaineers. In addition, other peaks and connecting routes for high alpine
Hiking preferred:

• Higher Gjaidstein (2,794 m)
• High Krippenstein (2,108 m)
• Kufstein (2,049 m)
• Scheichenspitze (2,667 m)
• Rötelstein (Rettenstein, 2,247 m)