High valley

The valley of the Rilska River, Rila Mountain, Bulgaria

A high valley (German: Hochtal) or high-level valley^[1]^[2] is a valley in the upper third of a mountain range.^[3] More loosely it can refer to any mountain valley.

Examples of high valleys are the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas at a height of 1,350 m, the Engadine and St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps at 1,856 metres and the Tannheimer Tal in Austria at 1,100 metres above sea level.

References

^ Daigaku, Tohoku. Science Reports. Series 7. Issues 13-16, p. 101. 1964.
^ Scheu et al. (1934), p. 56.
^ Leser, Hartmut, ed. (2005). Wörterbuch Allgemeine Geographie, 13th ed., dtv, Munich, ISBN 978-3-423-03422-7.

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[1] Daigaku, Tohoku. Science Reports. Series 7. Issues 13-16, p. 101. 1964.

[2] Scheu et al. (1934), p. 56.

[3] Leser, Hartmut, ed. (2005). Wörterbuch Allgemeine Geographie, 13th ed., dtv, Munich, ISBN 978-3-423-03422-7.

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