The Gosaukamm is an
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n mountain chain within the
Dachstein
Hoher Dachstein () is a strongly karstic mountain in central Austria and the second-highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria, and is the highest point in each of those states. Pa ...
range of the
Northern Limestone Alps
The Northern Limestone Alps (german: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. ...
. Although relatively short in length, the chain forms an imposing backdrop to the valley and town of
Gosau
Gosau is a municipality in the district of Gmunden in Upper Austria, Austria.
Location
Gosau is situated along the Gosaubach stream in the Salzkammergut region. The center of the town is at an elevation of 767m (2,516'). 58.9% of the municipalit ...
. Its highest point reaches an elevation of .
Geography
The main ridge of the Gosaukamm forms the border between the Austrian states of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
and
Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, a ...
. Part of the ''Dachstein Massif;'' it is located northwest of the
Hoher Dachstein
Hoher Dachstein () is a strongly karstic mountain in central Austria and the second-highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria, and is the highest point in each of those states. Pa ...
summit and forms part of the
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
The Salzkammergut (; ; bar, Soizkaumaguad, label=Central Austro-Bavarian) is a resort area in Austria, stretching from the city of Salzburg eastwards along the Alpine Foreland and the Northern Limestone Alps to the peaks of the Dachstein Mounta ...
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Vorderer Gosausee lies along the northern side on its base. The range consists of multiple peaks, the highest of which being the
Große Bischofsmütze
The Große Bischofsmütze (German: "great bishop's mitre") is the highest peak in the Gosaukamm range of the Dachstein Mountains, Austria.
Together with the Kleine Bischofsmütze (), the Große Bischofsmütze () forms a distinctive twin-peak, wi ...
at .
Notable Peaks
Moving along the ridge from northwest in the southeastern direction, some of the notable peaks are:
* Kleiner Donnerkogel ()
*
Großer Donnerkogel ()
* Steinriesenkogel ()
* Strichkogel ()
* Angerstein ()
* Mandlkogel ()
* Wasserkarkogel ()
* Sternkogel ()
* Großwand ()
* Däumling ()
* Armkarwand ()
* Stuhllochspitze ()
*
Große Bischofsmütze
The Große Bischofsmütze (German: "great bishop's mitre") is the highest peak in the Gosaukamm range of the Dachstein Mountains, Austria.
Together with the Kleine Bischofsmütze (), the Große Bischofsmütze () forms a distinctive twin-peak, wi ...
()
* Kleine Bischofsmütze ()
* Kamplbrunnspitze ()
See also
*
Eastern Alps
Eastern Alps is the name given to the eastern half of the Alps, usually defined as the area east of a line from Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine valley up to the Splügen Pass at the Alpine divide and down the Liro River to Lake Como in the ...
*
Limestone Alps
The Limestone Alps (german: Kalkalpen) are a mountain ranges system of the Alps in Central Europe.
They are of economic importance, including as a watershed source of drinking water. They have many accessible dripstone and ice caves.
Geography
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References
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Mountains of Austria