Chiemgau Alps
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| Chiemgau Alps | |
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Tirol | |
| Parent range | Northern Limestone Alps |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Mesozoic and Cenozoic |
| Type of rock | sedimentary rocks |
The Chiemgau Alps (
Tirol. They reach their highest elevation (1961 m) 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 60 km in strike direction; their maximum width in North-South direction amounts to about 25–30 km.
They are surrounded by the following mountain ranges:
- Bavarian Prealps in the West
- Kaisergebirgein the Southwest
- Leoganger Steinbergein the South
- Loferer Steinbergein 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
47°43′N 12°33′E / 47.717°N 12.550°E
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