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
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

  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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