The Chiemgau Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and belong to the Eastern Alps. They are crossed by the Austria–Germany border: their major part is situated in Bavaria, Germany, and only a small section is within the states of Salzburg and Tirol in Austria. They reach their highest elevation () in the Sonntagshorn, a peak straddling the German-Austrian border.
Geography The Chiemgau Alps stretch from the Inn River in the West to the Salzach River in the East and cover a distance of in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about . They are surrounded by the following mountain ranges: Bavarian Prealps in the West Kaisergebirge in the Southwest Leoganger Steinberge in the South Loferer Steinberge in the Southeast Berchtesgaden Alps in the Southeast and East Their northern edge often drops off quite drastically to the foothills.
Major peaks Sonntagshorn - 1,961 m Steinplatte - 1,869 m Geigelstein - 1,808 m Zwiesel - 1,781 m Dürrnbachhorn - 1,776 m Hochstaufen - 1,771 m Fellhorn - 1,764 m Hochgern - 1,744 m Rauschberg - 1,671 m Hochries - 1,569 m Ristfeuchthorn - 1,569 m Klausenberg - 1,548 m Unternberg - 1,425 m Heuberg - 1,338 m
Peaks for rock climbing: Hörndlwand 1684 m Kampenwand 1664 m
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