several glacial valleys and alluvial fans, as well as extended tundra areas and forests. Among the flora of the Alps, especially Swiss Pines grow along the tree line; above subshrub, mainly alpenrose but also the endemic Saxifraga rudolphiana, up to nival level at about 2,800 m (9,200 ft). The fauna includes chamois, Alpine ibex and red deer, as well as griffon vulture and the golden eagle. The formerly extinct bearded vulture and the Alpine marmot have been successfully reintroduced. The park was established according to a 1971 declaration signed by the participating states at Heiligenblut, it nevertheless took until 1981, when the first parts around Großglockner and Hochschober in Carinthia were put under protection. The adjacel finally joined in 1992. [[Touriut has become less harmful to the environment. A particular emphasis is pution and the maintenance of traditional ways of life in the Alps. Peaks The main peaks of the High Tauern are: Tunnels and passes The High Tauern are crossed by three tunnels: Tauern Railway Tunnel between Bad Gastein and Mallnitz, finished in 1906 Katschberg Tunnel on A10 Tauern Autobahn (European route E55) leading from Sankt Michael im Lungau and the Tauern Road Tunnel to Rennweg Felbertauerntunnel on B108 Felbertauern Straße highway, between Mittersill and Matrei in Osttirol The best-known mountain pass road of the High Tauern is the scenic Grossglockner High Alpine Road inaugurated in 1935, including a tunnel at an elevation of under the Hochtor Pass (). East of it, the Katschberg Pass () on B 99 Katschberg Straße highway parallel to the Katschberg Tunnel links Sankt Michael and Rennweg. Another road crosses the Staller Sattel between Sankt Jakob in Defereggen and Rasen-Antholz at . Beside there are numerous bridle and footpaths, in part used since ancient times: See also Lärchwandschrägaufzug References External links Hohe Tauern National Park High Tauern on Hike.uno Mountain ranges of the Alps Mountain ranges of Tyrol (state) Mountain ranges of Salzburg (state) Mountain ranges of Carinthia (state) Schober Group Geography of East Tyrol Protected areas of the Alps