!!!Rax

Rax Mountain, limestone massif northwest of Semmering pass, 
high-mountain plateau situated at the border between the provinces of 
Lower Austria and Styria, popular destination for day trips for the 
Viennese, in the northeast separated from Schneeberg Mountain by the 
deep narrow valley of the River Schwarza ( Hoellental Gorge). The vast 
karstified plateau dips toward northeast from Heukuppe mountain top 
(alt. 2,007 m, in the south) and is bordered by steep rock faces. 
In the northeast the dry valley (2 km) of the Grosser Hoellental gorge 
is bordered by 1,000 m high rock faces; at the foot of Rax 
Mountain there are many springs which supply the first Vienna 
Hochquellenleitung water supply lines; landscape conservation area. 
The mountain is very popular with hikers and mountaineers, offering 
ascent routes of all degrees of difficulty, it is accessed by the Rax 
cable-car in the east (valley station Hirschwang an der Rax, 
alt. 535 m, top station with hotel, alt. 1,547 m), and by 
the  Preiner Gscheid Pass. Winter sports resort. Mountain refuges: 
Otto-Schutzhaus (alt. 1,644 m), Karl-Ludwig-Haus (alt. 
1,804 m), Habsburghaus (alt. 1,786 m) etc.


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