Northern Lower Austria Alps

The Northern Lower Austria Alps or Lower Austria Alps (Niederösterreichische Nordalpen in German) is the proposed name for a subdivision of mountains in a new, and as yet unadopted, classification of the Alps. They are the northernmost section of the Alps.

Northern Lower Austria Alps
Lower Austria Alps
Highest point
PeakHochstadl
Elevation1,919 m (6,296 ft)
Coordinates47°41′11″N 15°04′31″E
Naming
Native nameNiederösterreichische Nordalpen (German)
Geography
Northern Lower Austria Alps (section nr.27) within Eaestern Alps
CountryAustria
States of AustriaLower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onSalzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps and Northern Styrian Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSedimentary rocks[1]

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Lower Austria and, marginally, to the states of Upper Austria and Styria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.

SOIUSA classification

According to the proposal by SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps), the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[2]

Subdivision

Lower Austria Alps are divided into three Alpine subsections:[2]

Summits

The Ötscher in winter
The Wienerwald, in the north-eastern part of the range

The chief summits of the range are:

Namemetresfeet
Hochstadl1,9196,294
Ötscher1,8936,209
Großer Sulzberg1,4004,592
Reisalpe1,3994,589
Tirolerkogel1,3804,526
Bürgeralpe1,0024,166
Traisenberg1,0024,034
Eibl1,0023,287
Schöpfl8932,929

References

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