Lehnender Stein

Lehnender Stein is a peak in Pfarrwerfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg and has an elevation of 2,400 metres. Lehnender Stein is situated nearby to the locality Wasserwand, as well as near Neumayr Pfeiler.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eisriesenwelt and Raucheck.

Eisriesenwelt

Cave

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The Eisriesenwelt is a natural limestone and ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. The cave is inside the Hochkogel mountain in the Tennengebirge section of the Alps.

Raucheck

Peak

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At 2,430 m , the Raucheck is the highest peak in the Tennen Mountains in the Northern Limestone Alps. To the south rock faces up to 1,000 metres drop into the valley of the Salzach, whilst its northern side descends relatively gently over a broad plateau into the barren Pitschenberg valley where the Leopold Happisch Haus is located.