Unterberg
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The Unterberg is a prominent summit, high, in the Gutenstein Alps
in southern Lower Austria
. It is located about 10 km south of Hainfeld and is the westernmost and highest summit of a loose chain of mountains that include the Hocheck and the Kieneck .
Its crest continues towards the southwest, albeit less high, to the Brunntaler Höhe and the Leitermauern .
In a field on the summit there is a chapel with the name of Maria Einsiedl.
The mountain is made of limestone
rock and has a steep, wooded face to the northwest which is pierced by crags, whilst to the southeast it falls away only half as sharply. About 150 metres in height below the summit is the mountain hut of Unterberghaus. It is a local winter sports centre with several ski pistes and is popular in spring for ski mountaineering
. The ski lift runs up the southeastern flank to the top and may be reached from Pernitz
in the Piesting valley via Muggendorf.
The Myrabach stream rises on the eastern side of the Unterberg from the Myralucke and, after a few kilometres, falls over the picturesque Myra Falls
into the valley of the River Piesting.
About 8 km south of the Unterberg lies the saddle known as Rohrer Sattel
, an important road link from the Piesting
valley and Vienna Basin
to the Schneeberg region and the Traisen
valley.
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 :...
in southern Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
. It is located about 10 km south of Hainfeld and is the westernmost and highest summit of a loose chain of mountains that include the Hocheck and the Kieneck .
Its crest continues towards the southwest, albeit less high, to the Brunntaler Höhe and the Leitermauern .
In a field on the summit there is a chapel with the name of Maria Einsiedl.
The mountain is made of limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
rock and has a steep, wooded face to the northwest which is pierced by crags, whilst to the southeast it falls away only half as sharply. About 150 metres in height below the summit is the mountain hut of Unterberghaus. It is a local winter sports centre with several ski pistes and is popular in spring 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...
. The ski lift runs up the southeastern flank to the top and may be reached from Pernitz
Pernitz
-History:The name originates from perenica and a brook. The name is of Slavic origin. The Celts arrived before the Slavs.The name was first mentioned in 1165 in the Falkensteiner Codex. In 1679, the plague affected Pernitz and four years later in1683, the Second Turkish Siege happened.In 1828, a...
in the Piesting valley via Muggendorf.
The Myrabach stream rises on the eastern side of the Unterberg from the Myralucke and, after a few kilometres, falls over the picturesque Myra Falls
Myra Falls (Lower Austria)
The Myra Falls are located in a ravine in the municipality of Muggendorf in the Austrian federal state of Lower Austria...
into the valley of the River Piesting.
About 8 km south of the Unterberg lies the saddle known as Rohrer Sattel
Rohrer Sattel
Rohrer Sattel is a high mountain pass in the Austrian Alps, located in the Bundesland of Lower Austria.It connects Rohr im Gebirge and Gutenstein and has a maximum grade of 84 percent. The pass road is the Gutensteinerstraße ....
, an important road link from the Piesting
Piesting
The Piesting is a river in southern Lower Austria. Its sources are the Kalte Gang, the Steinapiesting, and the Längapiesting, which begin south of the Schneeberg....
valley and Vienna Basin
Vienna Basin
The Vienna Basin is a sedimentary basin between the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains...
to the Schneeberg region and the Traisen
Traisen
Traisen can refer to:Germany:* Traisen, Germany , in Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyAustria:* Traisen , a river in Lower Austria, Austria** Inzersdorf ob der Traisen, Inzersdorf...
valley.