Western Tauern Alps

Western Tauern Alps
German: Westliche Tauernalpen Italian: Alpi dei Tauri occidentali
The Grossglockner, the highest mountain of the range
Highest point
Peak	Grossglockner
Elevation	3,798 m (12,461 ft)
Coordinates	47°04′29″N 12°41′42″E / 47.07472°N 12.69500°E / 47.07472; 12.69500
Geography
Western Tauern Alps (17) within Eastern Alps
Countries	Salzburg, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Parent range	Central Eastern Alps
Borders on	Eastern Rhaetian Alps, Southern Rhaetian Alps, Dolomites, Carnic and Gailtal Alps, Carinthian-Styrian Alps, Eastern Tauern Alps, Northern Salzburg Alps and Tyrol Schistose Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny

The Western Tauern Alps (German: Westliche Tauernalpen, Italian: Alpi dei Tauri occidentali) are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps.

Geography

The range is bound by the

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:^[1]

• main part = Eastern Alps
• major sector = Central Eastern Alps
• section = Western Tauern Alps
• code = II/A-17

Subdivision

The range is divided into four Alpine subsections:^[1]

• Zillertal Alps (German: Zillertaler Alpen; Italian: Alpi Aurine) - SOIUSA code: II/A-17.I,
• High Tauern (German: Hohe Tauern; Italian
  : Alti Tauri) - SOIUSA code: II/A-17.II,
• Villgraten Mountains (German: Villgratner Berge or Deferegger Alpen; Italian: Alpi Pusteresi) - SOIUSA code: II/A-17.III,
• Kreuzeck group (German: Kreuzeckgruppe; Italian: Gruppo del Kreuzeck) - SOIUSA code: II/A-17.IV.

Notable summits

Some notable summits of the rang are:

References