The Gesaeuse National Park, Austria’s youngest national park, was established in 2002. The protected area covers 113 km² and is characterized by its main habitats of rock, alpine meadows, forests and waters. High relief intensity shapes the scenery reaching from 490 m (river Enns at Hieflau) up to an altitude of 2,369 m (Hochtor). The rugged peaks are made of Dachstein limestone and Ramsau dolomite. The comparatively fast weathering of the dolomite rocks creates extensive debris flows and the steep slopes cause a high rate of dynamic natural processes such as avalanches and landslides. Situated on the edge of the Alpine glacial shield during the last ice age, the Gesaeuse region has retained a particularly high number of endemic species.
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