{{short description|Mountain covered with low vegetation}} {{For|individual peaks with the proper name "Grass Mountain"|Grass Mountain (disambiguation){{!}}Grass Mountain}} [[File:Geißstein (2353m) - Kitzbüheler Alpen - Österreich.JPG|thumb|The summit of the Geißstein, a grass mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps]] A '''grass mountain''' ({{langx|de|Grasberg}}) in topography is a mountain covered with low vegetation, typically in the Alps and often steep-sided.<ref>{{cite book|first=Werner|last=Bätzing|date=1997|isbn=978-3-4064-2005-4|page=114|title=Kleines Alpenlexikon: Umwelt, Wirtschaft, Kultur|url={{Google books|tTITrmmqz9AC|plainurl=yes}} }}</ref> The nature of such cover, which often grows particularly well on sedimentary rock, will reflect local conditions.

== Distribution == The following mountain ranges of the Eastern Alps in Europe are often referred to as '''grass mountains''' (''Grasberge''):

* the Allgäu Alps in Bavaria, Germany and Tyrol in Austria,<ref>[http://www.bernhard-edmaier.de/en/portfolio/alpen.html?tx_wtgallery_pi1%5Bshow%5D=185113056&cHash=21adffb3a5c2804e115bea06ce71ce5d Höfats, the Allgäu Alps, Germany] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141923/http://www.bernhard-edmaier.de/en/portfolio/alpen.html?tx_wtgallery_pi1%5Bshow%5D=185113056&cHash=21adffb3a5c2804e115bea06ce71ce5d |date=2015-04-02 }} at www.bernhard-edmaier.de. Retrieved 8 Mar 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.guide-to-bavaria.com/en/Oberallgaeu-County.html ''County of Upper Allgäu (Oberallgäu)''] at www.guide-to-bavaria.com. Retrieved 8 Mar 2015</ref> * the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Tyrol,<ref>[http://www.kitzbuehel.com/en/winter-holiday ''Winter Sports in Kitzbuehel''] at www.kitzbuehel.com. Retrieved 8 Mar 2015</ref> and * the Dienten Mountains in Salzburg.<ref>[http://www.hochkoenig.at/topbilder/pdf/koenigsweg_englisch.pdf '' Kings Trail - Hiking without luggage''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124128/http://www.hochkoenig.at/topbilder/pdf/koenigsweg_englisch.pdf |date=2015-04-02 }} at www.hochkoenig.at. Retrieved 8 Mar 2015</ref>

Other areas where grass mountains occur include: the gorges of the Himalayas,<ref name=SMCJ>Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal, Vol 32, Issues 171-174, 1980, p. 206.</ref> Scotland,<ref name=SMCJ/> Poland's Tatra Mountains,<ref>Alpinist, Issues 1-4, LLC, 2002, p. 68.</ref> and Lofoten.<ref>Ed Webster, ''Climbing in the Magic Mountains'', Nord Norsk Klatresskole, 1994, p. 33.</ref>

== Individual examples == thumb|The north face of the Höfats * Geißstein (2,366 m), Kitzbühel Alps. * Höfats (2,259 m), Allgäu Alps<ref>[http://www.routeyou.com/location/view/48088812/hofats.en ''Höfats''] at www.routeyou.com. Retrieved 8 Mar 2015</ref> * Schneck (2,268 m), Allgäu Alps<ref>[http://www.summitpost.org/allg-u-alps/154588 ''Allgäu Alps''] at www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 8 Mar 2015</ref> * Latschur (2,236 m), Gailtal Alps <ref>[http://www.summitpost.org/latschur/154564 ''Latschur''] at www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 9 Mar 2015 </ref>

== Ascent techniques == Negotiating the steep grass-covered sides of grass mountains requires a special type of climbing known as grass climbing (''Grasklettern'').<ref>Wilfrid Noyce. ''The Alps''. Thames and Hudson, 1961, p. 221.</ref>

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