The Möll ( German pronunciation: [mœl] ; presumably from Slovene : Mel , "rubble") is a river in northwestern Carinthia in Austria , a left tributary of the Drava . Its drainage basin is 1,100.8 km (425.0 sq mi).
16-812: The river rises in the High Tauern range of the Central Eastern Alps on the Pasterze Glacier at the foot of the Grossglockner , the highest mountain in Austria. It discharges after flowing for a little over 84 km (52 mi) near Möllbrücke into the Drava. At the beginning of its course, at the southeastern end of the Pasterze Glacier , it is impounded to form the Margaritze Reservoir, from where part of
32-579: A mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps , comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass . The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of Salzburg , Carinthia and East Tyrol , with a small part in the southwest belongs to the Italian province of South Tyrol . The range includes Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner at 3,798 metres (12,461 ft) above
48-517: Is a 3,076 m (10,092 ft) high partly- glaciated mountain of the Ankogel Group in the High Tauern range, located at the border between the Austrian states of Carinthia and Salzburg . It is the easternmost three-thousander peak (with at least 300 m (980 ft) prominence) of the range, and also in the entire Alps . The Hafner massif rises between the Radstadt Tauern and
64-595: Is by far the largest of Austria's seven national parks as well as the largest nature reserve in the Alps. It is divided into a core zone of 1,198 square kilometres (463 sq mi) including the Grossglockner and Grossvenediger massifs, with complete prohibition of agricultural use, and a fringe zone of 638 square kilometres (246 sq mi) used for forestry and alpine-meadow farming. Five special nature sanctuaries are protected from any human disturbance. The park of
80-679: The IUCN II category comprises the Pasterze and numerous further glaciers , the Krimml Waterfalls , several glacial valleys and alluvial fans , as well as extended tundra areas and forests. Among the flora of the Alps , especially Swiss Pines grow along the tree line ; above subshrub , mainly alpenrose but also the endemic Saxifraga rudolphiana , up to nival level at about 2,800 m (9,200 ft). The fauna includes chamois , Alpine ibex and red deer , as well as griffon vulture and
96-642: The Katschberg Pass (1,641 metres (5,384 ft)) on B 99 Katschberg Straße highway parallel to the Katschberg Tunnel links Sankt Michael and Rennweg. Another road crosses the Staller Sattel between Sankt Jakob in Defereggen and Rasen-Antholz at 2,052 metres (6,732 ft). Beside there are numerous bridle and footpaths, in part used since ancient times: Gro%C3%9Fer Hafner Großer Hafner
112-703: The Mur valley of the Salzburg Lungau region in the north and the Carinthian Malta valley in the south. It comprises Kleiner Hafner (3,018 m (9,902 ft)) and Großer Sonnblick (3,030 m (9,940 ft)) subpeaks, lying just to the southeast. In the south, the Malta valley leads to the Reißeck Group , while in the east, Katschberg Pass separates it from the neighbouring Gurktal Alps . The Hafner summit marks
128-535: The golden eagle . The formerly extinct bearded vulture and the Alpine marmot have been successfully reintroduced. The park was established according to a 1971 declaration signed by the participating states at Heiligenblut , it nevertheless took until 1981, when the first parts around Großglockner and Hochschober in Carinthia were put under protection. The adjacel finally joined in 1992. Touriut has become less harmful to
144-824: The Adriatic . In the east, the range is adjoined by the Lower Tauern . For the etymology of the name, see Tauern . According to the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps , the range is bounded by the Salzach valley to the north (separating it from the Kitzbühel Alps ), the Mur valley and the Murtörl Pass to the east (separating it from the Lower Tauern ), the Drava valley to
160-588: The High Tauern south of the main crest of the Alps are (from West to East): Along 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the main chain stretches the High Tauern National Park ( Nationalpark Hohe Tauern ), to which the Austrian Alpine Club as freeholder and the three states of Carinthia, Salzburg and Tyrol have contributed territory. With an area of about 1,834 square kilometres (708 sq mi), it
176-628: The border with Tyrol ( East Tyrol ) at Iselsberg Pass , it turns eastwards, running through the broad lower part of the Möll Valley ( German : Mölltal ) along the northern rim of the Kreuzeck Group . Downstream near Stall , the Möll waters are again impounded into the Gößnitz Reservoir. At Obervellach the river course is joined by the parallel Tauern Railway line descending from Mallnitz and
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#1733084899697192-566: The eastern rim of the geological Hohe Tauern window . It has three glaciers, with the largest on its north face, and also comprises numerous Alpine lakes . The high mountain region, formerly a mining area, recently has become a centre of hydropower economy, most notably the Kölnbrein Dam in the southwest. The mountain is not a particularly hard climb. Most trails start from the Malta valley via Kölnbrein Dam. An Alpine club hut ( Kattowitzer Hütte )
208-510: The environment. A particular emphasis is pution and the maintenance of traditional ways of life in the Alps. The main peaks of the High Tauern are: The High Tauern are crossed by three tunnels: The best-known mountain pass road of the High Tauern is the scenic Grossglockner High Alpine Road inaugurated in 1935, including a tunnel at an elevation of 2,505 metres (8,219 ft) under the Hochtor Pass (2,573 metres (8,442 ft)). East of it,
224-738: The south (separating it from the Southern Limestone Alps ), and the Birnlücke Pass to the west (separating it from the Zillertal Alps ). Its most important subgroups along the Alpine crest are (from West to East): The eastern end of the High Tauern is formed by the Hafner massif of the Ankogel Group, which includes the easternmost three-thousander peaks in the Alpine chain. Further parts of
240-655: The southern Tauern Tunnel portal. Near Kolbnitz and its confluence with the Drava, the Möll is once again dammed up to create the Rottau equalizing basin . From here some of the water is diverted to the lower stage of the Malta-Reisseck Power Plant in Möllbrücke. The Möll is a popular kayak white water river and one of the preferred rafting rivers in Carinthia. High Tauern The High Tauern ( pl. ; German : Hohe Tauern , Italian : Alti Tauri ) are
256-715: The water is diverted via pressure tunnels across the Alpine crest and Mt. Wiesbachhorn to the reservoirs of the Verbund hydroelectric power plant in Kaprun , Salzburg . The Möll then runs down to Heiligenblut , parallel to the Grossglockner High Alpine Road , and further southwards, separating the mountains of the Schober Group in the west from the Goldberg Group in the east. In the municipality of Winklern , near
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