Niedere Tauern
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| Niedere Tauern | |
| Range | |
 Rottenmanner Tauern with Mt. Großer Bösenstein (2,448m/8,031ft)
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| Country | Austria |
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| States | Salzburg, Styria |
| Part of | Central Eastern Alps |
| Highest point | Hochgolling |
| - elevation | 2,863 m (9,393 ft) |
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The Niedere Tauern (German for Low Tauern; compare Hohe Tauern) are a mountain range in central Austria, part of the Central Eastern Alps. They lie on the main chain of the Alps in in the states of Salzburger Land and Styria. In the west and south the Murtörl mountain pass and the Mur River separate them from the Hohe Tauern mountain range, while in the east and north the Enns River and the Schober Pass marks the border to the Northern Limestone Alps.
A number of skiing resorts are situated in the Niedere Tauern, including Obertauern and Schladming.
The Niedere Tauern mark the approximate eastern limit of the continuous ice sheet in the Alps during the Würm glaciation. Eastern parts of the group were therefore unglaciated, and served as an important refugium for silicicolous plants.
According to the Österreichischer Alpenverein (Austrian Alpine Club) the Niedere Tauern may be divided into four groups (from west to east):
- Radstädter Tauern
- Schladminger Tauern
- Rottenmanner and Wölzer Tauern
- Seckauer Alpen.
The highest mountain in the Niedere Tauern is the Hochgolling, part of the Schladminger Tauern at 2,863 m (9,393 ft).
