The Kräuterin is a
karst
Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...
massif
A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...
with a size of 10 km by 12 km, located in the
Ybbstal Alps
The Ybbstal Alps () are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps and part of the Eastern Alps, located in Austria.
They occupy an area along the borders of the states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Styria. The range includes the easter ...
,
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
. Its highest peak is the
Hochstadl, at 1919 meters above sea level.
Mountain ranges of Styria
Karst
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