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1623: Altausseer See to Hochklapf area
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<h1>N & NE shore of Altauseer See</h1>
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Altausseer See is a 2 km long glacier-carved lake south of the Loser
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plateau. Its north shore lies on a significant fault which marks the
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SE boundary of the block of limestone of which Loser is made. A number
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of small resurgences feed the lake, but in dry weather none of those
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above the surface carry anything other than very local drainage.
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<p>Within the lake are a number of <a href="0.htm">underwater
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resurgences</a>. These appear to lie on the fault itself, and explain
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why the deepest points of certain caves coincide with the level of
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Altausseer See at 712m above sea level.
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<p>In much wetter weather, water emerges from flood risings on the north shore
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or much higher on the hillside. The closest to the lake, <a id="id2"
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href="../noinfo/aaussee/2.htm">Wasserlöcher</a>, is associated with a
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significant cave, <a id="id1"
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href="../noinfo/aaussee/1.htm">Liägerhöhle</a>. Another major stream
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course enters the lake further west, near some boat houses and places or
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refreshment at the end of the motorable road. This is normally dry, but
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apparently carries huge volumes of flood water from risings at about 1080m in
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<b>Kiler Lahn</b>, a steep gully. We know of no documented caves in this gully,
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which is in a rather inaccessible position.
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<p>To the northeast of the lake, ("behind" it, as seen from the village of
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Altaussee) a glacier-carved valley rises to the pass of Hochklapf Sattel. A
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steep path can be followed up through woodland to join the <a
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href="../smkridge/via201.htm">Stögerweg path</a> from the <a
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href="../smkridge/index.htm">Stellerweghöhle area</a>, which continues NE
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to <a href="../wilden/index.htm">Wildensee</a>. There are <a id="id51"
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href="../noinfo/aaussee/51.htm">a few caves</a><a id="id68" /> west of this
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path, below the cliffs of Weiße Wand.
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<li><a href="../indxal.htm">Full Index to 1623</a></li>
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<li><a href="../areas.htm">1623 Area/Subarea description</a></li>
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<li><a href="../index.htm">Back to Expedition Intro page</a></li>
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