Loferer Steinberge
The Lofer Mountains or Loferer Mountains (German: Loferer Steinberge, lit. "Lofer Rock Mountains") are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps of central Europe. They are located in Austria in the federal states of Tyrol and Salzburg. The Lofers are separated from the Leogang Mountains to the southeast by a 1,202 m-high saddle known as the Römersattel.
Summits in the Lofer Mountains
- Ulrichshorn 2,032 m above sea level (AA)
- Großes Ochsenhorn 2,511 m above sea level (AA)
- Mitterhorn (Großes Hinterhorn) 2,506 m above sea level (AA)
- Großes Reifhorn 2,480 m above sea level (AA)
- Breithorn 2,413 m above sea level (AA)
- Großes Rothorn 2,409 m above sea level (AA)
- Rothörnl 2,394 m above sea level (AA)
- Geislhörner 2,291 m above sea level (AA)
- Seehorn 2,155 m above sea level (AA)
- Zwölferhörnl 2,104 m above sea level (AA)
Valley settlements
Neighbouring mountain ranges
The Lofer Mountains border on the following other mountain ranges in the Alps:
- Chiemgau Alps (to the north)
- Berchtesgaden Alps (to the east)
- Leoganger Steinberge (to the southeast)
- Kitzbühel Alps (to the southwest)
- Kaisergebirge (to the west)
Photos
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The Lofer Mountains from St. Ulrich am Pillersee -
The Großes Ochsenhorn from the Große Wehrgrube -
The Lofer Mountains from the southwest -
The Lofer Mountains from Birnhorn -
Loferer Steinberge from Gr. Häuselhorn on the Reiter Alm
