Weißeck
Sign in to saveThe Weißeck () is the highest mountain in the Radstadt Tauern range in Austria and is popular, both as a ski touring destination in winter and a climbing peak in summer. It gets its name (which means "white corner") from the mighty block of light-coloured Wetterstein dolomite of which the mountain is made.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Weißeck
- Mountain.photo
- Weisseck.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- The Weißeck and the Riedingspitze
- Mountain.elevation
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- Mountain.isolation
- 7.4 km → Kölnbreinspitze
- Mountain.prominence
- 2,711-2,260 m ↓ Murtörl
- Mountain.range
- Radstadt Tauern
- Mountain.location
- Salzburg, Austria
- Mountain.map
- Austria
- Mountain.type
- Wetterstein dolomite
- Mountain.age
- Ladinian
- Mountain.normal_route
- Western crest (mostly easy)
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- Elevation
- 2711
- Image
- Weisseck.jpg
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- topographic isolation
- 7.4
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The Weißeck () is the highest mountain in the Radstadt Tauern range in Austria and is popular, both as a ski touring destination in winter and a climbing peak in summer. It gets its name (which means "white corner") from the mighty block of light-coloured 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.
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