Hohe Wand (mountain)

Hohe Wand
The western part of the Hohe Wand with its steep rock faces dropping away to the south. In the centre, the Hochfallwand.
Highest point
Elevation1,132 m (AA) (3,714 ft)
Coordinates47°50′02″N 16°02′53″E / 47.8340123°N 16.0480123°E / 47.8340123; 16.0480123
Geography
Parent rangeGutenstein Alps
Geology
Rock age220 Ma (Obertrias)
Mountain type(s)Kalk, Dolomit

The Hohe Wand is a mountain ridge in Lower Austria and is part of the Gutenstein Alps. It lies west of Steinfeld in the Vienna Basin; its highest peak (the Plackles) attains a height of 1,132 m. It is one of Vienna's Hausberge.