North Tyrolean Limestone Alps
The North Tyrol Limestone Alps (Nordtiroler Kalkalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria and, marginally, in Germany.
Kaisergebirge, view from south
Geography
Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and to the German state of Bavaria.
SOIUSA classification
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:
- main part = Eastern Alps
- major sector = Northern Limestone Alps
- section = North Tyrol Limestone Alps
- code = II/B-21
Subdivision
The range is divided into six Alpine subsections:
- Lechtaler Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.I;
- Lechquellengebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.II;
- Wettersteingebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.III;
- Karwendel - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.IV;
- Brandenberger Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.V;
- Kaisergebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.VI.
Notable summits
Some notable summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet |
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| Parseierspitze | 3,036 | 9,961 |
| Zugspitze | 2,961 | 9,718 |
| Feuerspitze | 2,852 | 9,357 |
| Birkkarspitze | 2,749 | 9,019 |
| Rote Wand | 2,704 | 8,869 |
| Hochwanner | 2,744 | 9,003 |
| Ellmauer Halt | 2,344 | 7,690 |
References
- ^ The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012
- ^ Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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