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40: 275: 109: 467: 102: 486:), established by the Carinthian state government on 1 January 1987. The remote area had already been developed with the construction of the scenic Nockalm Road from 1979. Further plans for a 505:. The territory of 184 square kilometres (71 sq mi) was entirely located within the Carinthian part of the range, along the border with Salzburg and Styria, stretching from 422: 608: 393: 648: 371: 148: 302: 382: 592: 356: 623: 604: 643: 546: 658: 638: 653: 255: 502: 17: 329:
Basin, another part of the Gurktal Alps. To the east, within the Gurktal Alps they are bounded by a line from
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The range has also been referred to in German language tourist brochures as the "Nocky Mountains", an
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As westernmost part of the Gurktal Alps, the Nock Mountains are separated from the
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in 1980, whereby 94% of the voters declared themselves against the project.
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in Styria which reaches an elevation of 2,441 m (8,009 ft)
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The Nock Mountains may be divided into eight subgroups. South of
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Despite its name, Nock Mountains National Park was designated a
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they are adjoined by the lower Sattnitz range and the
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region were averted by a citizens' initiative and a
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Nock mountains

Eisenhut
Elevation
Nock Mountains is located in Alps
Carinthia
Salzburg
Styria
Range coordinates
46°54′14″N 13°43′40″E / 46.90389°N 13.72778°E / 46.90389; 13.72778
Parent range
Gurktal Alps
German
Gurktal Alps
Austria
federal states
Carinthia
Salzburg
Styria
Eisenhut
AA
Lungau
biosphere reserve
UNESCO
glacial refugium

Low Tauern
Katschberg Pass
m (AA)
Mur

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