Raucheck

Raucheck
Southwest side of the Tennen range. The Raucheck (2,430 m) is in the centre.
Highest point
Elevation	2,430 m (AA) (7,970 ft)
Prominence	1,463 m ↓ St. Martin
Isolation	11.3 km → Schoberköpfe
Listing	Highest mountain in the Tennengebirge
Coordinates	47°29′57″N 13°13′35″E / 47.49917°N 13.22639°E / 47.49917; 13.22639
Geography
Raucheck Salzburg, Austria
Parent range	Tennen Mountains
Geology
Rock age	Norian - Rhaetian
Rock type(s)	Dachstein limestone, Ramsau dolomite
Climbing
Normal route	Mahdegg-Alm - Eiskeller - Griesscharte - Hiefler - Raucheck

At 2,430 m (AA),^[1] the Raucheck is the highest peak in the Tennen Mountains in the Northern Limestone Alps. To the south rock faces up to 1,000 metres drop into the valley of the Salzach, whilst its northern side descends relatively gently over a broad plateau into the barren Pitschenberg valley where the Leopold Happisch Haus is located.