!!!Gesäuse

Gesaeuse Valley, northern Styria, 16 km long, transverse valley 
of the River Enns, which is unregulated in this section; its course 
leads through the high limestone Alps from Admont (more precisely 
Himbeerstein and Haindlmauer) in the west to Hieflau in the east; 
access to the valley is provided by train, Selzthalbahn railroad 
(Amstetten- Bischofshofen), and by road. The River Enns divides the 
rugged  Ennstal Alps; the northern side of the G. is made up of the 
Buchstein group with the Grosser Buchstein mountain (alt. 
2,224 m) and the Tamischbachturm mountain (alt. 2,035 m). To 
the south the Reichensteinstock group (Reichenstein mountain, alt. 
2,251 m; Kalbling mountain, alt. 2,196 m) is separated from 
the Hochtor range (Hochtor mountain, alt. 2,369 m; Grosser 
Oedstein mountain, alt. 2,335 m; Planspitze peak, alt. 
2,117 m) by the narrow Johnsbachtal valley. There are very few 
settlements in the G., the only exception being the small village of 
Gstatterboden, which lies halfway through the valley. Enns dam with 
Hieflau power station subsidiary; road to Johnsbach. The mountains of 
the G. valley are a paradise for experienced climbers. Mountain 
refuges: Oberst-Klinke-Huette (alt. 1,486 m), Hesshuette (alt. 
1,699 m), Haindlkarhuette (alt. 1,121 m).


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