Schneeberg, Mountain massif in Lower Austria, Austria

Schneeberg is a mountain massif in Lower Austria reaching 2,076 meters in elevation with steep limestone slopes on three sides. The range extends across several municipalities and features a complex structure of peaks and valleys.

Since 1873 the karst plateau of the Schneeberg has supplied Vienna with drinking water through the 120 km long First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline. Since 1935 the plots on the massif have belonged almost entirely to the City of Vienna, with exceptions such as the Schneeberg Railway route and the Berghaus Hochschneeberg. Water and wastewater pipes were laid along the railway to the mountain station in 2003, and the Damböckhaus and Fischerhütte were connected in 2009.

The Schneebergbahn, a rack railway opened in 1897, carries visitors up to the Hochschneeberg station at 1,800 m aboard the diesel railcar "Salamander" in 40 minutes; at weekends and on holidays a steam-hauled heritage train also runs. All trains stop at the Baumgartner middle station, whose restaurant is known for its Schneebergbuchteln yeast dumplings. The summit plateau has several mountain huts, including the Damböckhaus and Fischerhütte, and the Elisabethkirche stands near the top station.

A rack-and-pinion railway runs to a station at 1,800 meters from which various walking routes of different difficulty levels begin. The trails are well-maintained and suit both experienced hikers and those new to walking.

The Schneeberg is the easternmost and northernmost Alpine summit above 2,000 m, and its dominance of nearly 50 km is exceeded in Austria only by the Großglockner. On clear days it is visible from Vienna 65 km away, from Bratislava, and even from Babí Lom above Brno 180 km distant.