Northern Salzburg Alps

Northern Salzburg Alps
Salzburger Nordalpen
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 / 47.42056°N 13.06306°E / 47.42056; 13.06306Coordinates: 47°25′14″N 13°03′47″E / 47.42056°N 13.06306°E / 47.42056; 13.06306 
Geography
Northern Salzburg Alps (section nr.24) within Eaestern Alps
Country Austria, Germany
States of Austria,
States of Germany		 Salzburg, Styria,
Bavaria
Parent range Alps
Borders on
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Type of rock Sedimentary rocks[1]

The Northern Salzburg Alps (Salzburger Nordalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria.

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]

Subdivision

The range is divided into four Alpine subsections:[2]

Notable summits

Hundstein western slopes

Some notable summits of the range are:

Namemetresfeet
Hochkönig2,9419,646
Watzmann2,7138,899
Selbhorn2,6558,708
Birnhorn2,6348,640
Raucheck2,4307,970
Hundstein2,1176,944

References

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