Weißeck
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Salzburg, Austria
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The Weißeck (2,711 Wetterstein dolomite of which the mountain is made.
The summit of the Weißeck is located on the municipal boundary between
Muhr, in the national park, and Zederhaus
, in the nature park.
Bases for tours to the Weißeck are, on one side, the Riedingtal valley in Zederhaus, and, on the other, the Stickler Hut (1,752 m) in the upper Mur valley. The
climbing grade
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There are several legends about the Weißeck. The best-known is about the Weißeck dog. The Weißeck is also popular with mineral collectors; since time immemorial it has been a well-known site for finds of fluorite.
Routes
Summer
- Riedingtal: Königalm – Zauneralm – Rieding gap (Riedingscharte) – Weißeck (ca. 1,050 metre height difference)
- Upper Mur valley: Stickler Hut – Rieding gap – Weißeck (ca. 950 metre height difference)
Winter
- Wald in Zederhaus: Gspandlalm – Höllgraben – in der Hölle – Weißeck (ca. 1,400 height difference)
Literature
- Peter Holl: Alpenvereinsführer Niedere Tauern, ISBN 3-7633-1267-6
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weißeck.
- The Weißeck dog (in German)