North Tyrol Limestone Alps

North Tyrol Limestone Alps
Nordtiroler Kalkalpen

Parseierspitze (3,036 m)
Highest point
Peak Parseierspitze
Elevation 3,036 m (9,961 ft)
Coordinates 47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E / 47.17444°N 10.47833°E / 47.17444; 10.47833Coordinates: 47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E / 47.17444°N 10.47833°E / 47.17444; 10.47833
Geography

North Tyrol Limestone Alps (section nr.21) within Eaestern Alps

Countries Austria and Germany
States Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Bavaria
Parent range Alps
Borders on
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Type of rock Sedimentary rocks[1]

The North Tyrol Limestone Alps (Nordtiroler Kalkalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria and, marginally, in Germany.

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:[2]

Subdivision

The range is divided into six Alpine subsections:[2]

Notable summits

Kaisergebirge, view from south

Some notable summits of the range are:

Namemetresfeet
Parseierspitze3,036 9,961
Zugspitze2,961 9,718
Feuerspitze2,852 9,357
Birkkarspitze2,749 9,019
Rote Wand2,704 8,869
Hochwanner2,744 9,003
Ellmauer Halt2,344 7,690

References

  1. ↑ The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012
  2. 1 2 Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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