To the south the basin is generally open, running into the Zell Basin (Zeller Becken) with Lake Zell and the Salzach river - hence the term Zell-Saalfelden Basin Zeller-Saalfeldener Becken is also used for the whole valley - and enables a view of the High Tauern, especially the prominent Kitzsteinhorn and Wiesbachhorn peaks. The two basins are separated by a barely discernible valley floor divide. This trough is one of the largest inner-Alpine basins.