Northern Salzburg Alps
The Northern Salzburg Alps (Salzburger Nordalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria.
| Northern Salzburg Alps | |
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 The Hochtor, in the foreground the Hesshütte | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Hochkönig |
| Elevation | 2,941 m (9,649 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°25′14″N 13°03′47″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Salzburger Nordalpen (German) |
| Geography | |
 Northern Salzburg Alps (section nr.24) within Eaestern Alps
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| Countries | Austria and Germany |
| States of Austria, States of Germany | Salzburg, Styria, Bavaria |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Borders on | North Tyrol Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps, Western Tauern Alps and Eastern Tauern Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rocks[1] |
Geography
Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian state of Salzburg and, marginally, to Styria and to the German state of Bavaria. The whole range is drained by the Danube river.
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 = Northern Salzburg Alps
- code = II/B-24
Subdivision
The range is divided into four Alpine subsections:[2]
- Loferer und Leoganger Steinberge - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.I;
- Salzburger Schieferalpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.II;
- Berchtesgadener Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.III;
- Tennengebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-24.IV;
Notable summits
Hundstein western slopes
Some notable summits of the range are:
| Name | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Hochkönig | 2,941 | 9,646 |
| Watzmann | 2,713 | 8,899 |
| Selbhorn | 2,655 | 8,708 |
| Birnhorn | 2,634 | 8,640 |
| Raucheck | 2,430 | 7,970 |
| Hundstein | 2,117 | 6,944 |
References
- The Northern Limestone Alps, Gesaeuse National Park; article on www.nationalpark.co.at, accessed on April 2012
- Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.
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| Eastern Alps |
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