Nock Mountains
The highest peaks are located within the Nock Mountains ("Nockberge", from "Nock" meaning "rounded hilltop", cf. Nockerl) subgroup west of Flattnitz Pass, including Mt. Eisenhut, , in Styria. The "Nationalpark Nockberge" along the scenic Nockalm Road in Carinthia since 1987 is a protected landscape area (IUCN V). The Nock Mountains also stretch down to major Carinthian lakes like Millstätter See and Ossiacher See.