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The Schneeberg, with its 2,076-metre (6,811 ft) high summit Klosterwappen, is the highest mountain of Lower Austria, and the easternmost and northernmost mountain in the Alps to exceed 2000 m. It is a distinctive limestone massif with steep slopes on three sides.

Schneeberg
East side of the mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2,076 m (6,811 ft)
Prominence	1,348 m (4,423 ft)
Coordinates	47°46′3″N 15°48′28″E
Naming
English translation	snow mountain
Language of name	German
Pronunciation	German: [ˈʃneːbɛɐk]
Geography
Schneeberg Austria
Location	Lower Austria, Austria
Parent range	Northern Limestone Alps
Climbing
First ascent	Charles de l'Écluse

The Schneeberg is one of the Northern Calcareous Alps in the borderland between Lower Austria and Styria, in the eastern part of Austria. It and the Rax (2,007 m or 6,585 ft), some 13 km (8.1 mi) to the south-west, are collectively considered the Viennese Hausberge (Vienna's "local mountains"). The rich Karst plateaux have provided drinking water for Vienna, via a 120 km (75 mi) long pipeline, since 1873, and is claimed to be the best drinking water in the world.

On clear days, Schneeberg can be readily seen from parts of Vienna, some 65 km (40 mi) away (as the crow flies), from Bratislava in Slovakia and even from Babí Lom above Brno 180 km away. The Schneeberg is a summit with a height of over 1500 m, which just misses the limit for an ultra-prominent peak (1500).

A rack-and-pinion railway, the Schneeberg Railway, now over 100 years old, climbs to a height of 1,800 m (5,900 ft), reducing the walk to the summit to an hour or two. There are also a number of other routes for walkers, including from the spa resort of Puchberg am Schneeberg to the east, or from the south, in Höllental. On the north side of the Schneeberg there is the Fadensteig as an ascent path. For experienced hikers, the path over the Fadensteig is worthwhile. The starting point of the Fadensteig is the Edelweißhütte on the Fadensattel at an altitude of 1,235 m.[1]

The summit plateau has a number of mountain huts which are visited by thousands of walkers, climbers and even mountain-bikers each year. There are numerous ski runs, some of them very steep, the most famous of which leads over the Breite Ries.[2][3]

References

External links

• Media related to Schneeberg (Alps) at Wikimedia Commons
• Webcams of Losenheim and Puchberg
• Webcams: Schneeberg - Fischerhütte, Damböckhaus, Losenheim
• Bergsteigen.at with information about climbing routes and huts in the Schneeberg/Rax area

На других языках

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[de] Schneeberg (Rax-Schneeberg-Gruppe)

Der Schneeberg ist ein Bergmassiv in der Rax-Schneeberg-Gruppe in Niederösterreich, das im 2076 m ü. A. hohen Klosterwappen kulminiert. Er ist der höchste Berg Niederösterreichs und der östlichste sowie nördlichste Zweitausender der Alpen. Seine Dominanz von knapp 50 km wird in Österreich nur vom Großglockner übertroffen. Seit 1897 ist das Hochplateau des Schneebergs durch die Schneebergbahn mit einer Zahnradbahn erschlossen.

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- [en] Schneeberg (Alps)

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[fr] Schneeberg (Alpes)

Le Schneeberg est une montagne des Alpes, culminant à 2 076 m d'altitude au Klosterwappen, ce qui en fait le plus haut sommet du Land de Basse-Autriche. L'autre sommet important est le Kaiserstein (2 067 m), constituant le plus oriental des sommets de plus de 2 000 mètres d'altitude des Alpes.

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[it] Schneeberg (monte)

Il Schneeberg (2.076 m s.l.m.) è una montagna delle Alpi Settentrionali di Stiria. Si trova nel land austriaco della Bassa Austria e ne costituisce il punto più elevato.

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[ru] Шнеберг (Нижняя Австрия)

Шнеберг (нем. Schneeberg) — самый высокий горный массив Нижней Австрии (2076 м). Он относится к системе Северных Известняковых Альп. Вместе с расположенным рядом массивом Ракс являются традиционными альпинистским курортом, их даже называют «Венские домашние горы» (Wiener Hausberge). В ясные дни снежную вершину Шнеберга можно увидеть из Вены (65 км по прямой).

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