Wechsel
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The Wechsel is a low mountain range in eastern Austria whose highest summit is the Hochwechsel (1,743 m above sea level (AA)). It also has two other summits over 1700 m. The massif forms the border between the states of Lower Austria and Styria for about 15 km, southeast of the Semmering and northeast of the Graz Basin, between the Feistritz Saddle and the eponymous pass of Wechsel.
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Wechsel | |
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(Wechsel region) | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Hochwechsel |
Elevation | 1,743 m above sea level (AA) |
Coordinates | 47°31′49″N 15°54′50″E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Geography | |
State | Lower Austria and Styria, Austria |
Parent range | Prealps East of the Mur (AVE) / Cetic Alps and East Styrian-Burgenland Hills (Trimmel); Eastern Alps |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Permian/Triassic (300–200 MYA) |
Mountain type | foothills |
Type of rock | Triassic carbonate, quartzite/quartz conglomerate, arkose slate-breccia-porphyroid-series (Wechsel slate, Alpine verrucano) |
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