Video – Sight: The Steinerne Meer separates Bavaria and Salzburg
Every week, the Salzburg regional media present you with videos from a wide variety of categories. We from the Pinzgau write to each other in October with sights and insider tips. In today’s video we present you a mountain sight, the Steinernes Meer in Saalfelden.
SAALFELDEN. The Steinernes Meer is the mountain range between Bavaria and Salzburg – the mountain range belongs to the Berchtesgaden Alps and therefore belongs partly to Bavaria and partly to Salzburg.
The Steinernes Meer is part of a nature reserve
The landscape of the Steinernes Meer is characterized by Dachstein limestone and karst phenomena. The Salzburg part of the mountain range belongs to the Kalkhochalpen nature reserve.
The mountain range drops steeply into the Saalfelden Basin
Geographically, the Steinernes Meer is part of the Northern Limestone Alps. The Hochkalterstock and the Watzmann border to the north-west, the Hagengebirge to the north-east and the Hochkönig to the south-east of the Steinernes Meer. The southern part of the mountain range falls steeply into the Saalfelden Basin.
Have you ever hiked in the Steinernes Meer?
The highest peaks of the Steinernes Meer are in the Pinzgau
The highest elevations are in the southern part of the mountains, all of which can be found in the Pinzgauer area. At 2,655 meters, the Selbhorn is the highest peak in the Steinernes Meer, closely followed by the Schönfeldspitze (2,653 meters).
The Steinernes Meer is not to be underestimated as a hiking area
The Steinernes Meer is very popular with hikers – there are countless hiking routes that branch out far into the mountains. But caution is advised, the Steinernes Meer is not recommended for inexperienced hikers.
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