The Kasereck, at , is one of the highest peaks of the

Schladming Tauern The Schladming Tauern''Outline of the geology of Austria and selected excursions'', Volumes 34-35. Geologische Bundesanstalt (Austria), 1980. pp. 62/3. . (german: Schladminger Tauern) are a subrange of the Austrian Central Alps within the Eastern ...

and thus also the

Lower Tauern The Lower TauernThe New Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 1, 2003, p. 86. or Niedere Tauern () are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria. For the etymology of the name, see Tauern. Geography ...

. It is the most prominent summit on the crest that runs from the

Hochgolling The Hochgolling (2,862 m) is a mountain of the Eastern Alps, located on the border of Steiermark and Salzburg (state), Salzburg, Austria, near the ski resort of Schladming. It is the highest peak of the Lower Tauern range. A hiking rather than a ...

southwards and separates the valleys of Göriachtal in the west and Lessachtal in the east. Geographically this mountain lies in

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 ...

state and is most easily climbed from

Göriach Göriach is a municipality in the district of Tamsweg (district), Tamsweg in the state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. Geography Göriach lies about 6 km northwest of Tamsweg and about 80 km southeast of Salzburg. It lies in th ...

in the

Lungau Bezirk Tamsweg is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria. It is congruent with the Lungau region (). The administrative centre of the district is Tamsweg. Geography The area of the Lungau plateau is 1,0 ...

. Below the mountain nestles the lake of ''Piendlsee'' (). The easiest ascent runs from the Göriacher Winkel from the Piendlalm via the Piendlsee and the southwest arête and west flank to the top. Pindlsee in Hintergöriach.jpg, Piendlsee Kasereck mit umliegenden Gipfeln von Mauterndorf aus gesehen.jpg, The Kasereck and surrounding peaks - May 2007

Neighbouring summits

* Kreuzhöhe (2,566 m) * Kampelfenster (2,557 m) * Wirriegelhöhe (2,600 m) * Weißhöhe (2,646 m) *

(2,862 m) * Hocheck (2,638 m) * Lesshöhe (2,490 m) * Gensgitsch (2,279 m) * Gummaberg (2,315 m)

References

{{reflist Two-thousanders of Austria Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Salzburg (state) Schladming Tauern