North Tyrol Limestone Alps

47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E / 47.17444°N 10.47833°E / 47.17444; 10.47833NamingNative nameNordtiroler Kalkalpen (German)GeographyCountriesAustria and GermanyStatesTyrol, Vorarlberg and BavariaParent rangeAlpsBorders onNorthern Salzburg Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian AlpsGeologyOrogenyAlpine orogenyType 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]

• 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

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

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