Hohe Veitsch
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| name = Hohe Veitsch
| photo = Hohe Veitsch from Pretul.jpg
| photo_caption = View of the Hohe Veitsch from Pretul
| elevation = {{Höhe|1981|AT|link=true }} ({{convert|1981|m|ft|disp=output only|abbr=on}})
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| isolation = 12.7 km → Krautgartenkogel
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| prominence = 728 m ↓ Styrian Seeberg
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| range = Mürzsteg Alps
| listing = Highest mountains of Austria
| country = Austria
| state = Styria
| map = Austria
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| coordinates = {{coord|47.64694|N|15.40611|E|type:mountain_region:AT-6_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| type = Plateauberg
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The Hohe Veitsch (1,981 m) is the highest mountain in the Mürzsteg Alps, in the Austrian state of Styria.
It is a limestone massif, rich in wildflower meadows and good views, and runs from west (main summit, {{Höhe|1981|AT|link=true}}) to east (plateau at about 1,500 metres) to the Klein-Veitsch Alm, a distance of around 5.5 km.
Ascent
The best known tour on the Veitsch runs from Niederalpl ({{Höhe|1223|AT}}) up to the Sohlenalm ({{Höhe|1352|AT}}), along the western side of the Wildkamm, then through a stone gully up to the high plateau. On the plateau, just below the summit, is the Graf Meran House owned by the Austrian Tourist Club (ÖTK, {{Höhe|1836|AT}}).
Seen from the south, from (Mitterdorf / Brunnalm, in the parish of Veitsch), the Hohe Veitsch looks like a mighty limestone massif with steep south faces. The Graf Meran House is reached over the Goaß ascent (Goaß-Steign, about 2½ hours) or along the Serpentine Way (Serpentinenweg) left of the so-called 'Hundsschupfen' (around an hour).
The north-south long distance path no. 05 runs from Niederalpl to the summit, where it meets North Alpine Way 01 (Nordalpenweg 01) running from the east over the high plateau; then both paths continue in parallel to each other in a westerly direction via Turnauer Alm and Göriacher Alm to the Styrian Seeberg. The Styrian Mariazell Way also runs over the massif.
; Plateau walk
There is also a plateau walk via Seeboden to the Kleinveitschalm.
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Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:One-thousanders of Austria
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