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About Saualpe

The Saualpe is a low mountain range of the Central Alps in the Lavanttal Alps in Carinthia west of the Lavant river. The gentle mountain ridge stretches from the Klippitztörl to the Drautal, running in a north-south direction . The highest peak of the mountain range consisting of gneiss and mica schist is the Ladinger Spitz.

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Klippitztörl Pass

Klippitztörl Pass

11.51km from Saualpe

Klippitztörl is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.642m above the sea level, located in the Bundesland of Carinthia, in Austria. The pass road is 28 km and goes south at Bad St. Leonhard from Federal Highway B78 over the pass to Lölling-Graben, where it joins Federal Highway B92 south of Hüttenberg. There is a ski resort at the Hohenwart, with a number of lifts. Along the road, there are many hotels and rental chalets.

Hochosterwitz Castle

Hochosterwitz Castle

18.5km from Saualpe

Hochosterwitz is an outstanding example of a medieval fortress and stronghold. It is on a 172-metre high dolomite rock near Sankt Georgen am Längsee, east of the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia. A specific feature is the access way to the castle passing through a total of 14 gates, which are particularly prominent owing to the castle's situation in the landscape. The castle mountain has been lived on since the Bronze Age.

Längsee

Längsee

18.99km from Saualpe

Längsee is a lake of Carinthia, Austria. It is the name affix of the town Sankt Georgen am Längsee. It is one of the picnic and camping location here and also there are sop many things to see and do here.

Lavanttal Alps

Lavanttal Alps

20.07km from Saualpe

The Lavanttal Alps are part of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria and Slovenia, between the river Mur in the north and the Drava in the south. It is one of the good trekking destination and also there are so many skiing options too. An iconic attraction for a short picnic and also its natural beauty attracts the visitors.

Grosser Speikkogel

Grosser Speikkogel

23.78km from Saualpe

The Große Speikkogel is the highest peak in the Koralpe . The summit is located in Carinthia around 400 meters west of the border with Styria. It is believed that the Speikkogel summit as the highest point of the Koralm ridge was already of military importance in Roman times and was used as a lookout point.

Koralpe

Koralpe

25.95km from Saualpe

Koralpe is a mountain range in southern Austria which separates eastern Carinthia from southern Styria. Its highest elevation is the Große Speikkogel, a popular hiking destination and also a node for military radar airspace surveillance. In the south, in the Slovenian territory, it is contiguous with the Kozjak mountain range. The Koralpe consists mostly of metamorphic rock, of which some parts are of considerable interest to geologists and to collectors of semi-precious stones.

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Carinthia

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Southernmost Austrian state. Situated within the Eastern Alps, it is noted for its mountains and lakes.

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