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.
6-781: Schneeberg may refer to: Schneeberg (Alps) , a mountain in Lower Austria Schneeberg (Fichtel Mountains) , a mountain in Bavaria Schneeberg, Bavaria , a town in Lower Franconia Schneeberg, Saxony , a town in the Ore Mountains Ervin Schneeberg (1919–1995), American businessman and politician Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-473: 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
18-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Schneeberg (Alps) 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
24-586: 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
30-788: 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. 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,
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