- Schneeberg (Alps)
Infobox Mountain
Name = Schneeberg
Photo = Schneeberg_Ochsenboden.jpg
Caption = At the left the Klosterwappen (summit), at the right the Fischerhaus (mountain lodge), in the foreground the Ochsenboden.
Elevation = 2,076 metres (6,811 feet)
Location =Lower Austria ,Austria
Range =Northern Limestone Alps
Prominence = 1348 m
Coordinates = coord|47|46|3|N|15|48|28|E|type:mountain
Topographic
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Translation=snow mountain|Language=German
Pronunciation=ʃne:bɜɘg
First ascent =Charles de l'Écluse | Easiest route =The Schneeberg, with its 2076 m-high summit "Klosterwappen", is the highestmountain ofLower Austria , and the easternmost 2000 m-high mountain in theAlps . It is a distinctivelimestone massif with steep slopes on three sides.The Schneeberg is one of the
Northern Calcareous Alps in the borderland betweenLower Austria and Styria, in the eastern part ofAustria . It and theRax (2007 m), some 13 km to the south-west, are collectively considered the Viennese "Hausberge" (local mountains). The richKarst plateau x have provided drinking water forVienna , via a 120 km-long pipeline, since 1873, claiming to be the best drinking water in the world.On clear days, Schneeberg can be readily seen from parts of Vienna, some 65 km away (as the crow flies), together with its snow-fields that reach down its northern slopes even in summer and provide a challenge to skiers.
A rack-and-pinion railway, the
Schneebergbahn , now over 100 years old, climbs to a height of 1800 m, reducing the walk to the summit to an hour or two. There are also a number of other routes for walkers, including from the spa resort ofPuchberg am Schneeberg to the east, or from the south, in Höllental.The summit plateau has a number of
mountain hut s which are visited by thousands of walkers, climbers and even mountain-bikers annually.Gallery
External links
(in German)
* [http://www.puchberg.at/webcam.htm Webcams of Losenheim and Puchberg]
* [http://www.schneeberg.tv Webcams: Schneeberg - Fischerhütte, Damböckhaus, Losenheim]
* [http://www.bergsteigen.at Bergsteigen.at] with information about climbing routes and huts in the Schneeberg/Rax area
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