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Northern Salzburg Alps

Coordinates: 47°25′14″N 13°03′47″E / 47.42056°N 13.06306°E / 47.42056; 13.06306
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Northern Salzburg Alps
The Hochtor, in the foreground the Hesshütte
Highest point
PeakHochkönig
Elevation2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Coordinates47°25′14″N 13°03′47″E / 47.42056°N 13.06306°E / 47.42056; 13.06306
Naming
Native nameSalzburger Nordalpen (German)
Geography
Northern Salzburg Alps (section nr.24) within Eaestern Alps
CountriesAustria and Germany
States of Austria,
States of Germany
Salzburg, Styria,
Bavaria
Parent rangeAlps
Borders onNorth Tyrol Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Tyrol Schistose Alps, Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps, Western Tauern Alps and Eastern Tauern Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSedimentary rocks[1]

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

Geography

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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

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According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:[2]

Subdivision

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

Notable summits

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Hundstein western slopes

Some notable summits of the range are:

Name metres feet
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

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