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Dachstein massif covers an area of around 600 square kilometres (230 sq mi) with dozens of peaks above 2,500 m, the highest of which are in the southern and southwestern areas. The main summit of the Hoher Dachstein is at an elevation of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). Seen from the
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556:Hirlatzhöhle
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387:First ascent
340:Parent range
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56:Please help
51:verification
48:
1534:Kajmakčalan
1423:Carpathians
1371:Cima Brenta
1251:Chamechaude
1241:Cima Dodici
1015:Sarektjåkkå
930:Switzerland
868:Switzerland
568:Megalodonts
488:in central
447:1997 (21st
444:Inscription
358:Age of rock
228: /
203:Coordinates
1747:Categories
1702:Tebulosmta
1554:Këndrevica
1455:Roman-Kosh
1437:Moldoveanu
1291:Presanella
1171:Wildspitze
1156:Mont Blanc
1023:Beerenberg
1019:On islands
995:Kebnekaise
697:References
603:Schladming
572:Linzer Weg
216:13°36′23″E
213:47°28′31″N
175:Prominence
84:newspapers
1722:Kaputjugh
1692:Bazardüzü
1638:Lefka Ori
1564:Parnassus
1463:Narodnaya
1380:Apennines
1356:Tournette
1271:Grintovec
1256:Zugspitze
1196:Marmolada
1181:Hochkönig
660:Heilbronn
587:Hallstatt
576:Kuhtritte
538:limestone
434:Reference
413:Hallstatt
375:Limestone
279:Geography
165:Elevation
1712:Dykh-Tau
1679:Caucasus
1663:—
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1645:—
1627:—
1619:—
1613:Sardinia
1611:—
1579:Valamara
1549:Jakupica
1539:Smolikas
1494:Taygetus
1457:—
1449:—
1402:Montalto
1346:Grimming
1301:Col Nudo
1296:Birnhorn
1118:—
1097:Canaries
1075:—
1073:Almanzor
1058:Mulhacén
1017:—
1005:Snøhetta
922:Slovenia
918:Slovakia
864:Slovenia
670:See also
621:Climbing
593:("great
554:and the
542:Triassic
518:glaciers
506:Salzburg
486:mountain
425:Criteria
381:Climbing
363:Triassic
320:Location
1707:Aragats
1669:Olympus
1667::
1661:Fengari
1631::
1623::
1615::
1607::
1605:Corsica
1559:Radomir
1524:Papingu
1514:Kyllini
1504:Jezercë
1484:Olympus
1472:Balkans
1461::
1453::
1442:Peleaga
1425::
1341:Hochtor
1316:Polinik
1286:Bondone
1266:Arcalod
1261:Antelao
1206:Triglav
1176:Bernina
1131::
1129:Madeira
1122::
1116:Malpaso
1099::
1079::
1056::
1021::
934:Ukraine
914:Romania
898:Germany
886:Croatia
878:Belgium
874:Albania
856:Germany
846:Hungary
564:fossils
530:geology
524:Geology
490:Austria
483:karstic
474:German:
449:Session
409:Part of
352:Geology
332:Austria
310:Austria
268:German:
191:Listing
98:scholar
1697:Kazbek
1687:Elbrus
1665:Cyprus
1621:Sicily
1489:Vihren
1479:Musala
1451:Crimea
1407:Cimone
1221:Ortler
1216:Säntis
1120:Azores
910:Poland
894:France
852:France
627:summit
570:; the
502:Styria
328:Styria
258:German
241:Naming
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1732:Shani
1656:Ainos
1651:Dirfi
1643:Dikti
1629:Crete
1609:Cinto
1569:Botev
1544:Giona
1509:Athos
1499:Korab
1459:Urals
1392:Amaro
1366:Kesch
1226:Baldo
1142:Alps
1133:Ruivo
1101:Teide
1063:Aneto
1054:Spain
926:Spain
902:Italy
872:with
860:Italy
850:with
844:with
595:Gosau
196:Ultra
105:JSTOR
91:books
1625:Etna
1584:Baba
1574:Çika
1519:Ossa
1321:Tödi
1236:Coca
1201:Viso
1146:List
1124:Pico
932:and
866:and
792:and
625:The
607:Alps
546:cave
528:The
500:and
77:news
1633:Ida
438:806
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924:,
920:,
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