Western Tauern Alps

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Western Tauern Alps
  • German: Westliche Tauernalpen
  • Italian: Alpi dei Tauri occidentali
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The Grossglockner, the highest mountain of the range
Highest point
Peak Grossglockner
Elevation 3,798 m (12,461 ft)
Coordinates 47°04′29″N12°41′42″E / 47.07472°N 12.69500°E / 47.07472; 12.69500 Coordinates: 47°04′29″N12°41′42″E / 47.07472°N 12.69500°E / 47.07472; 12.69500
Geography
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Western Tauern Alps (17) within Eastern Alps
Countries Austria and Italy
States of Austria,
regions of Italy
Tyrol, Carinthia, Salzburg,
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Parent range Central Eastern Alps
Borders onEastern Rhaetian Alps, Southern Rhaetian Alps, Dolomites, Carnic and Gailtal Alps, Carinthian-Styrian Alps, Eastern Tauern Alps, Northern Salzburg Alps and Tyrol Schistose Alps
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny

The Western Tauern Alps (German : Westliche Tauernalpen, Italian : Alpi dei Tauri occidentali) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps.

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Geography

The range is bound by the Salzach river in the north; in the south the upper Drava and the Rienz in the Puster Valley form the border with the Southern Limestone Alps. In the west the Wipptal Valley up to the Brenner Pass and the course of the Eisack (Isarco) river separate it from the Eastern Rhaetian Alps. Administratively the Western Tauern Alps belong to the Austrian states of Tyrol, Salzburg and Carinthia and, in the southwest, to the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

SOIUSA classification

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way: [1]

Subdivision

The range is divided into four Alpine subsections: [1]

Notable summits

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The Dreiherrnspitze, on the Austrian-Italian border

Some notable summits of the rang are:

Nameelevatin (m)Alpine subsection
Großglockner 3.798 High Tauern
Großvenediger 3.666 High Tauern
Hochfeiler 3.510 Zillertal Alps
Dreiherrnspitze 3.499 High Tauern
Rötspitze 3.495 High Tauern
Olperer 3.476 Zillertal Alps
Hochgall 3.436 High Tauern
Großer Löffler 3.376 Zillertal Alps
Wollbachspitze 3.210 Zillertal Alps
Kitzsteinhorn 3.203 High Tauern
Wilde Kreuzspitze 3.134 Zillertal Alps
Glockenkarkopf 2.911 Zillertal Alps

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References

  1. 1 2 Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN   978-88-8068-273-8.