Hoher Dachstein

Coordinates: 47°28′31″N 13°36′23″E / 47.47528°N 13.60639°E / 47.47528; 13.60639
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Hoher Dachstein
Ultra
Coordinates47°28′31″N 13°36′23″E / 47.47528°N 13.60639°E / 47.47528; 13.60639[1]
Naming
English translationhigh roof stone
Language of nameGerman
PronunciationGerman: [ˌhoː.ɐˈdaxʃtaɪn]
Geography
LocationUpper Austria / Styria, Austria
Parent rangeNorthern Limestone Alps
Geology
Age of rockTriassic
Mountain typeLimestone
Climbing
First ascent1834 Peter Karl Thurwieser, Adam und Peter Gappmayr (Gosau side)
Part ofHallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(iv)
Reference806
Inscription1997 (21st Session)
South face with the Hoher Dachstein in the middle of the picture

Hoher Dachstein (German:

Salzburg
, leading to the mountain being referred to as the Drei-Länder-Berg ("three-state mountain").

The Dachstein massif covers an area of around 600 square kilometres (230 sq mi) with dozens of peaks above 2,500 m, the highest of which are in the southern and southwestern areas. The main summit of the Hoher Dachstein is at an elevation of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). Seen from the north, the Dachstein massif is dominated by glaciers with rocky summits rising beyond them. By contrast, to the south, the mountain drops almost vertically to the valley floor.

Geology

The

Eisriesenhöhle. The Dachstein is famous for its fossils, including Megalodonts
; the Linzer Weg leads over many such fossils, which are referred to as Kuhtritte ("cattle footprints").

Glaciers are uncommon in the Northern Limestone Alps, and those on the Dachstein — the Hallstätter Gletscher ("Hallstatt glacier"), the Großer Gosaugletscher ("great Gosau glacier") and the Schladminger Gletscher ("Schladming glacier") — are the largest, as well as being the northernmost and the easternmost in the whole of the Alps. Several smaller ice-fields also exist, such as the Kleine Gosaugletscher ("lesser Gosau glacier") and the Schneelochgletscher ("snow-hole glacier"). The glaciers are retreating rapidly, and may disappear entirely within 80 years. The Hallstatt glacier withdrew by 20 m in the year 2003 alone. By 2018, it is estimated that the glacier has retreated more than 1 km since 1908.

Climbing

The

Erzherzog Karl via the Hallstätter glacier had failed. A wooden cross was erected at the summit during this ascent. The question of the first successful ascent has been a matter of controversial discussion even in contemporary newspaper articles. Two potential summit successes occurred in 1819 and 1823 by Jakob Buchsteiner, the latter of which is today thought to be the first ascent of neighbouring Torstein. The first person to reach the summit in winter was Friedrich Simony
, on 14 January 1847. The sheer southern face was first climbed on 22 September 1909 by the brothers Irg and Franz Steiner.

Being the highest point of two different

Bundesländer
, the summit is a popular goal in both summer and winter. In fine weather as many as 100 climbers may be attempting the ascent, leading to congestion at key sections of the climb.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Europe Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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