Raucheck
Sign in to saveAt , the Raucheck is the highest peak in the Tennen Mountains in the Northern Limestone Alps. To the south rock faces up to 1,000 metres drop into the valley of the Salzach, whilst its northern side descends relatively gently over a broad plateau into the barren Pitschenberg valley where the Leopold Happisch Haus is located.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Raucheck
- Mountain.photo
- Tennengebirge_SW.jpg
- Mountain.photo_size
- 282px
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Southwest side of the Tennen range. The Raucheck (2,430 m) is in the centre.
- Mountain.elevation
- ()
- Mountain.isolation
- 11.3 km → Schoberköpfe
- Mountain.prominence
- 1,463 m ↓ St. Martin
- Mountain.listing
- Highest mountain in the Tennengebirge
- Mountain.range
- Tennen Mountains
- Mountain.location
- Salzburg, Austria
- Mountain.map
- Austria
- Mountain.geology
- Dachstein limestone, Ramsau Dolomite
- Mountain.age
- Norian - Rhaetian
- Mountain.normal_route
- Mahdegg-Alm - Eiskeller - Griesscharte - Hiefler - Raucheck
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- Elevation
- 2430
- Image
- 15.08.2009 Werfen A - panoramio - Sandor Bordas (5).jpg
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- topographic isolation
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At , the Raucheck is the highest peak in the Tennen Mountains in the Northern Limestone Alps. To the south rock faces up to 1,000 metres drop into the valley of the Salzach, whilst its northern side descends relatively gently over a broad plateau into the barren Pitschenberg valley where the Leopold Happisch Haus is located.
== Location == The Raucheck rises in the southwest of the Tennen range east of the Lehnender Stein and west of the Werfener Hochthron on the edge of the extensive karst plateau. From its highest point with its summit cross there is an outstanding panorama, with particularly good views of the Hochkönig opposite, the rest of the Berchtesgaden Alps and the High Tauern mountains to the south (for example the Ankogel). Of note is that the height difference in crossing from the Raucheck to the Werfen on the opposite side of the Salzach valley is 1,900 metres. Due to its location and the gently sloping plateau the summit is popular with paragliders for intermediate landings and take-offs.
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