Metres above the Adriatic ( Italian : Metri sopra l'Adriatico , German : Meter über Adria , Serbo-Croatian : Metara iznad Jadrana ) is the vertical datum used in Albania , Austria , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Montenegro , North Macedonia , Serbia , and Slovenia to measure elevation , referring to the average water level of the Adriatic Sea at the Sartorio mole in the Port of Trieste .
5-711: The Granatspitze ( 3,086 m (AA) ) is the mountain giving its name to the Granatspitze Group in the High Tauern , the Alpine backbone of Austria. This, despite the fact that several peaks in this group are actually higher, for example the Stubacher Sonnblick which is less than a kilometre to the north and two metres higher. But, unlike, its oft-climbed neighbour, the Granatspitze
10-601: A tundra climate ( Köppen ET ). Metres above the Adriatic The gauging station in the Port of Trieste was established in 1875 by the local observatory run by the military geographical institute of the Austro-Hungarian Army . The average water surface elevation at Molo Sartorio became the datum valid for the whole Austro-Hungarian monarchy . Whilst the former Yugoslavian states still use it,
15-558: Is more rarely frequented due to the level of difficulty of the ascent. The steep summit block of this striking peak is made of granite . The easiest ascent runs from Rudolfs Hut [ de ] initially westwards towards the notch of the Granatscharte , turning south in front of it to continue along the East Ridge ( Ostgrat ) to the summit. This route takes about 3 hours and has a climbing grade of II-. Another option
20-783: Is offered by the North Ridge ( Nordgrat ) with its several pinnacles or rock towers ( Grattürme ), but this is more difficult, albeit still II-. The South Ridge is also an option, especially from the East Tyrolean side. This can be reached from the Karl Fürst Hut, an emergency shelter west of the Stubacher Sonnblick, crossing the Prägratkees glacier, which has several difficult crevasses at the notch of Untere Keeswinkelscharte ( II- ). Granatspitze has
25-615: The Eastern Bloc successor states of Austria-Hungary like Hungary and Czechoslovakia after World War II switched to the Kronstadt Gauge of the Baltic Sea , which is 0.6747 m (2.214 ft) higher. Whilst for Austria the 1875 gauge is used as the datum, the states of former Yugoslavia use the 1900 gauge ( Nadmorska visina, m/nv ). In Albania (normal-orthometric height) they also refer to heights as 'metres above
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