Geography
The Kreuzeck Group is geographically separated from the main chain of the High Tauern in the north by the Möll River, a left tributary of the Drava, up to the confluence within the Lurnfeld basin in the east. In the south, the Drava forms the border with the Carnic and Gailtal Alps, part of the Southern Limestone Alps. The Iselsberg Pass near Lienz, connecting the Drava and Möll valleys, marks the western end.
The range is mainly composed of gneiss and garnet-mica-schists. The mountainous area (approximately 450 km²) is sparsely populated and used mainly for forestry and hunting. However, its tourism industry has improved in recent years. The area of the Reißeck municipality in the Möll valley is the site of the Reißeck-Kreuzeck hydroelectric power plant run by the Austrian Verbund company, whereby water is collected in several reservoirs in the Kreuzeck range.
Though named after Mt. Kreuzeck (2,701 m/8,862 ft), the highest peaks of the range are Polinik (2,784 m/9,134 ft), Striedenkopf (2,749 m/9,019 ft), and Hochkreuz (2,709 m/8,888 ft).
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