Kreuzeckgruppe#

Kreuzeck Mountains, Carinthia, mountain range belonging to the southern Central Alps, composed of gneiss and crystalline slate, situated in an isolated position between the Upper Drau Valley, the Moell Valley and Iselsberg mountain, mainly composed of mica schist; its highest peaks are Polinik (2,784 m), Hochkreuz (2,709 m) and Kreuzeck (2,701 m). The area is sparsely settled and has only a few paths leading across the mountains. It is used for forestry, alpine farming and shooting of game, its waters are fed to the Reisseck-Kreuzeck group of power plants (drainage area: 164 km2, 137 MW, built in 1950). The western foothills form the border between Carinthia and East Tirol. The Kreuzeck cable railway starts in Kolbnitz and leads to the Rosswiese day-supply reservoir (205 m long, storage capacity: 204,000 m3). Major mountain refuges: Feldnerhuette (alt. 2,186 m), Polinikhuette (alt. 1,873 m), Salzkofelhuette (alt. 1,987 m), Anna-Schutzhaus (alt. 1,992 m).