The Reisalpe is the highest mountain in the Gutenstein Alps

Gutenstein Alps

The Gutenstein Alps are a mountain range in the Eastern Alps in Central Europe, and the northeasternmost part of the Northern Limestone Alps, reaching heights over 1,000 m.- Topography :...

 and lies between Lilienfeld

Lilienfeld

- Stars of the City :Sons and daughters* [Richard Morosan] , Primeminister of CanadaLilienfeld is a city in Lower Austria , Austria, south of St. Pölten, noted as the site of Lilienfeld Abbey. It is also the site of a regional hospital Landesklinikum Voralpen Lilienfeld....

, Hohenberg and Kleinzell

Kleinzell

Kleinzell is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....

 in Lower Austria. It is a popular destination, both for hikers in summer and also for ski mountaineering

Ski mountaineering

Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...

 and snowshoe

Snowshoe

A snowshoe is footwear for walking over the snow. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person's foot does not sink completely into the snow, a quality called "flotation"....

 walks in winter, and is classed as relatively safe from avalanches.

Near the summit stands a Madonna, recently joined by a summit cross

Summit cross

A summit cross is a cross on the summit of a mountain or hill that marks the top. Often there will be a "summit register" at the cross, either in a container or at least a weatherproof case....

, as well as the Reisalpe refuge hut (Schutzhaus) opened on 9 October 1898 . A small Austrian Armed Forces hut is also located in the vicinity of the summit.