Carinthian-Styrian Alps | |
Country: | Austria |
Subdivision2 Type: | States of Austria |
Subdivision2: | Styria, Carinthia, Salzburg |
Parent: | Alps |
Highest: | Eisenhut |
Elevation M: | 2441 |
Coordinates: | 46.9533°N 13.9261°W |
Orogeny: | Alpine orogeny |
The Carinthian-Styrian Alps (in German Steirisch-Kärntnerische Alpen or Gurk-und Lavanttaler Alpen) are a mountain range in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Austria.
Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Styria, Carinthia and, marginally, to Salzburg.Its whole area is drained by the tributaries of the Danube river.
According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the Carinthian-Styrian Alps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[1]
The Carinthian-Styrian Alps are divided in two subsections:
Some notable summits of the Carinthian-Styrian Alps are:
Name | metres | feet | |
---|---|---|---|
Eisenhut | 2,441 | 8,006 | |
Großer Rosennock | 2,440 | 8,003 | |
Kilnprein | 2,408 | 7,898 | |
Zirbitzkogel | 2,396 | 7,858 | |
Mirnock | 2,110 | 6,920 | |
Ulrichsberg | 1,022 | 3,352 |