North Tyrol Limestone Alps

North Tyrol Limestone Alps
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
Naming
Native name	[Nordtiroler Kalkalpen] Error: {{Native name}}: missing language tag (help)  (language?)
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	Northern Salzburg Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps
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]

• 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:^[2]

• 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[]

Kaisergebirge, view from south

Some notable summits of the range are:

References[]