The Wechsel is part of the Prealps East of the Mur. It is - apart from the Vienna Woods which are half the height - the easternmost range in the Alps. Its highest point, at m above sea level (AA), is the Hochwechsel, formerly called the Hoher Umschuss, at the top of which is the Wetterkoglerhaus, an Alpine Club hut belonging to the Austrian Alpine Club. From there the crest of the mountains runs northwest to the Umschußriegel ( m above sea level (AA),) continuing to the Schöberlriegel ( m above sea level (AA)), and east to the Niederwechsel ( m above sea level (AA)).