North Tyrol Limestone Alps Explained

North Tyrol Limestone Alps
Subdivision1 Type:	States
Parent:	Alps
Highest:	Parseierspitze
Elevation M:	3036
Coordinates:	47.1744°N 10.4783°W
Geology:	Sedimentary rocks^[1]
Orogeny:	Alpine orogeny

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:

• 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

Notes and References

1. The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012
2. Book: Marazzi , Sergio . Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA. Priuli & Verlucca. 2005. Italian. 978-88-8068-273-8.