North Tyrol Limestone Alps

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North Tyrol Limestone Alps
Parseierspitze.jpg
Parseierspitze (3,036 m)
Highest point
PeakParseierspitze
Elevation3,036 m (9,961 ft)
Coordinates47°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
Naming
Native name[Nordtiroler Kalkalpen] Error: {{Native name}}: missing language tag (help)  (language?)
Geography
SOIUSA-Alpi Orientali-sezione21.png
North Tyrol Limestone Alps (section nr.21) within Eaestern Alps
CountriesAustria and Germany
StatesTyrol, Vorarlberg and Bavaria
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onNorthern Salzburg Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSedimentary 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:

Name metres feet
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[]

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