The Schneealpe or Schneealm is a limestone

massif In geology, a massif ( or ) is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term also refers to a ...

in 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. ...

on the

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

n border. Its highest point is the Windberg at 1,903 metres above sea level. Other peaks are the ''Ameisbühel'' (also Amaißbichl, 1,828 m, in the east, on the Styrian-Lower Austrian border), the ''Schönhaltereck'' (1,860 m, west of the Windberg) and the ''Donnerwand'' (1,799 m, in the northwest). Its valley settlements are Hinternaßwald in the northeast,

Altenberg an der Rax Altenberg an der Rax was a municipality (before 2015) in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria, part of Neuberg an der Mürz Neuberg an der Mürz is a municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in the Austrian state o ...

in the east, Kapellen and

Neuberg an der Mürz Neuberg an der Mürz is a municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in the Austrian state of Styria. Geography Neuberg lies in the upper valley of the Mürz at the foot of the Schneealpe northwest of Mürzzuschlag Mürzzuschlag is a ...

in the south,

Mürzsteg Mürzsteg is a former municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Neuberg an der Mürz. Culture and sightseeing Museu ...

and Frein an der Mürz in the west. The heavily wooded mountains and hills north of the Schneealpe are uninhabited. The Schneealpen House and several alm huts are located the high plateau at a height of about 1,780 metres. On the western perimeter of the plateau on the Hinteralm is another Alpine Club hut, the Hinteralm House. In the northern area is the source region of the Kalte

Mürz The Mürz () is a river of Styria, Austria, with a length of . Its drainage basin is . The Mürz begins at the confluence of the and near Kaltenbach, Neuberg and the border to Lower Austria. It passes through Mürzzuschlag. Along its course are ...

. The Schneealpen area belongs, together with the

Rax The Rax is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps on the border of the Austrian federal provinces of Lower Austria and Styria. Its highest peak is the ''Heukuppe'' (2,007 m). The Rax, together with the nearby Schneeberg, are a tradition ...

and the Schneeberg, to the catchment area of the

First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline The First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline (I. Wiener Hochquellenwasserleitung) is a major part of Vienna's water supply and was the first source of safe drinking water for that city. The 95 km long line was opened on 24 October 1873, after fo ...

(''I. Wiener Hochquellenwasserleitung''). Drinking water is led through the Schneealpen Tunnel, built between 1965 and 1968 by the city of Vienna, to Hinternaßwald.

Mountain huts

* Schneealpen House (''Schneealpenhaus'') * Michlbauer Hut * Lurgbauer Hut * Neuberger Hut (self-catering hut; operator:

Naturfreunde Friends of Nature (international abbreviation: NFI, for German: Naturfreunde International) is a non-profit organisation with a background in the social democratic movement, which aims to make the enjoyment of nature accessible to the wider commun ...

) * Hinteralmhaus (Wiener-Lehrer Hut, self-catering hut; operator:

Austrian Alpine Club The Austrian Alpine Club (german: Österreichischer Alpenverein) has about 573,000 members in 196 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 234 alpine huts in Austria and neighbour ...

)
Hütten.
' Austrian Alpine Club, Wiener Lehrer Branch;

Hinteralmhaus .
' im-muerztal.at.

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