Northern Salzburg Alps

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Northern Salzburg Alps
Hochtor.JPG
The Hochtor, in the foreground the Hesshütte
Highest point
Peak Hochkönig
Elevation 2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Coordinates 47°25′14″N13°03′47″E / 47.42056°N 13.06306°E / 47.42056; 13.06306
Naming
Native nameSalzburger Nordalpen (German)
Geography
SOIUSA-Alpi Orientali-sezione24.png
Northern Salzburg Alps (section nr.24) within Eaestern Alps
Countries Austria and Germany
States of Austria,
States of Germany
Salzburg, Styria,
Bavaria
Parent range Alps
Borders onNorth Tyrol Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps, Western Tauern Alps and Eastern Tauern Alps
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Type of rock Sedimentary rocks [1]

The Northern Salzburg Alps (Salzburger Nordalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria.

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Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Salzburg and, marginally, to Styria and to the German state of Bavaria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.

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 four Alpine subsections: [2]

Notable summits

Hundstein western slopes Hundstein.JPG
Hundstein western slopes

Some notable summits of the range are:

Namemetresfeet
Hochkönig 2,9419,646
Watzmann 2,7138,899
Selbhorn2,6558,708
Birnhorn2,6348,640
Raucheck2,4307,970
Hundstein2,1176,944

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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.