Gutenstein Alps

Gutenstein Alps
The Reisalpe (highest mountain in the Gutensteiner Alps) seen from the Türnitzer Höger to the SW
Highest point
Peak	Reisalpe
Elevation	1,399 m above sea level (AA)
Geography
Gutenstein Alps Location of the Gutenstein Alps within the Eastern Alps
Country	Austria
Region	Lower Austria
Range coordinates	47°57′N 15°39′E / 47.95°N 15.65°E / 47.95; 15.65
Parent range	Northern Limestone Alps

The Gutenstein Alps (German: Gutensteiner Alpen) are a mountain range in the Eastern Alps in Central Europe, and the northeasternmost part of the Northern Limestone Alps, reaching heights over 1,000 m.

Topography

Die Gutenstein Alps are separated in the north from the

• Kloster-Hinteralpe (1311 m) and the Muckenkogel (1248 m)
• Reisalpe (1399 m) and Hochstaff (1305 m)
• Handlesberg (1370 m) near Schwarzau im Gebirge
• Jochart (1266 m)
• Unterberg (1342 m)
• Katharinenschlag (1222 m) and Schober (1213 m) on the Dürre Wand
• Plackles (1132 m) on the Hohe Wand

Near Ebenwald, in the municipality of Kleinzell, is the northernmost thousander in the Alps: the Sengenebenberg (1,104 m).

The eastern part of the Gutenstein Alps is split by the valley of the River Piesting. Other important rivers are the Traisen in the west, the Gölsen and the Triesting in the north and the Schwarza south of the mountain range.

Geology

Most of the Gutenstein Alps consists of

Gutenstein dolomite is so named after its occurrence in this region. It may be fine and coarse-grained and contain siliceous or argillaceous components. The gray to brown, usually layered sediment was formed in the lagoons of the Triassic and is related to Bunt dolomite. Its highly variable forms are common in the west as far as the Dachstein Mountains.

Landscape and settlement

With the exception of the Piesting valley (municipalities of

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