Lofer Mountains Explained

Map:	Alps
Country:	Austria
Subdivision1 Type:	States
Parent:	Northern Limestone Alps
Highest:	Großes Ochsenhorn
Range Coordinates:	47.5333°N 12.65°W

The Lofer Mountains^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} or Loferer Mountains^{[5] [6]} (German: Loferer Steinberge, lit. "Lofer Rock Mountains") are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps in the Eastern Alps of central Europe. They are located in Austria in the federal states of Tyrol and Salzburg. The Lofers are separated from the Leogang Mountains to the southeast by a 1,202 m-high saddle known as the German: Römersattel.

Summits in the Lofer Mountains

• Ulrichshorn
  • Großes Ochsenhorn Mitterhorn (Großes Hinterhorn)
    • Großes Reifhorn Breithorn Großes Rothorn
• Rothörnl
• Geislhörner
• Seehorn
• Zwölferhörnl

Valley settlements

• Waidring
• Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee
• Hochfilzen
• Lofer
• Sankt Martin bei Lofer
• Weißbach bei Lofer

Neighbouring mountain ranges

The Lofer Mountains border on the following other mountain ranges in the Alps:

• Chiemgau Alps (to the north)
• Berchtesgaden Alps (to the east)
• Leoganger Steinberge (to the southeast)
• Kitzbühel Alps (to the southwest)
• Kaisergebirge (to the west)

External links

• Homepage of the Schmidt Zabierow Hut
• Description at SummitPost (English)

Notes and References

1. http://www.summitpost.org/lofer-mountains/649369 Lofer Mountains
2. Sander, Bruno (1951). Contributions to the study of depositional fabrics: rhythmically deposited triassic limestones and dolomites, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, University of California, pp. 22 and 113.
3. Various, The Monthly packet of evening readings, Vol. X, Mozley, London, 1870, p. 411
4. Lichtenberger, Elisabeth (2000). Austria: society and regions, Austrian Academy of Sciences, p. 173. .
5. Arnold, Rosemarie (2009). Austria, Baedeker, p. 425.
6. Heuss, Theodor (1955). Preludes to life: early memoirs, University of Michigan, p. 143.