Raucheck
At 2,430 m (AA), 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.
| Raucheck | |
|---|---|
Southwest side of the Tennen range. The Raucheck (2,430 m) is in the centre. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,430 m (AA) (7,970 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,463 m ↓ St. Martin |
| Isolation | 11.3 km → Schoberköpfe |
| Listing | Highest mountain in the Tennengebirge |
| Coordinates | 47°29′57″N 13°13′35″E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Tennen Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Norian - Rhaetian |
| Type of rock | Dachstein limestone, Ramsau dolomite |
| Climbing | |
| Normal route | Mahdegg-Alm - Eiskeller - Griesscharte - Hiefler - Raucheck |
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