NORIC ALPS

German Norische Alpen, segment of the Eastern Alps extending across southern Austria between the Hohe Tauern range and Katschberg Pass (west) and the city of Graz on the Mur River (east). With the Drava River to the south and the upper Mur River to the north, the mountains rise to Eisenhut (8,008 feet ) and consist of several subranges, the highest of which are the Gurkthaler Alpen in the west. Summer resorts and some skiing centres are within the range.