North Tyrol Limestone Alps

The North Tyrol Limestone Alps (Nordtiroler Kalkalpen in German) are a mountain range located in Austria and, marginally, in Germany.

North Tyrol Limestone Alps
Parseierspitze (3,036 m)
Highest point
Peak	Parseierspitze
Elevation	3,036 m (9,961 ft)
Coordinates	47°10′28″N 10°28′42″E
Naming
Native name	Nordtiroler Kalkalpen
Geography
North Tyrol Limestone Alps (section nr.21) within Eaestern Alps
Countries	Austria and Germany
States	Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Bavaria
Parent range	Alps
Borders on	Northern Salzburg Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Western Rhaetian Alps and Eastern Rhaetian Alps
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Type of rock	Sedimentary rocks[1]

Geography

Administratively the range belongs to the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg and to the German state of Bavaria.

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 = North Tyrol Limestone Alps
• code = II/B-21

Subdivision

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

• Lechtaler Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.I;
• Lechquellengebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.II;
• Wettersteingebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.III;
• Karwendel - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.IV;
• Brandenberger Alpen - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.V;
• Kaisergebirge - SOIUSA code:II/B-21.VI.

Notable summits

Kaisergebirge, view from south

Some notable summits of the range are:

Name	metres	feet
Parseierspitze	3,036	9,961
Zugspitze	2,961	9,718
Feuerspitze	2,852	9,357
Birkkarspitze	2,749	9,019
Rote Wand	2,704	8,869
Hochwanner	2,744	9,003
Ellmauer Halt	2,344	7,690

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.