North Tyrol Limestone Alps

The North Tyrol Limestone Alps () 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: 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:

Namemetresfeet Parseierspitze3,036 9,961 Zugspitze2,961 9,718 Feuerspitze2,852 9,357 Birkkarspitze2,749 9,019 Rote Wand2,704 8,869 Hochwanner2,744 9,003 Ellmauer Halt2,344 7,690

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