# 1623:173

173 | Plateau Schacht CUCC 90/3 | 1/S +
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Altitude: 1641m
Location: E 35564, N 83010
Bearings: Bräuning Nase 191° (1995, 1990 record says 186°), Nipple 159°, Hinterer Schwarzmooskogel appears as two peaks, left hand one is 080° (1995, 1990 figure 082° unclear which peak), Bräuning Zinken 224° (1995, 1990:220°)

Marking: Originally marked "CUCC 90/3" in red, changed to "173" in 1991. An Austrian metal tag bolted to entrance in 1995.

Lies along fracture line from 172 with several shafts connected by a narrow rift. Most of these are snow plugged - 173 also has a plug but this has shrunk and a large gap is visible around the edges. Fracture trends 024°, shaft is c20m deep and 7m diameter.

Exploration: Recorded CUCC 1990

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