The
Northern Limestone Alps () are the
ranges of the
Eastern Alps north of the
Central Eastern Alps located in
Austria and the adjacent
Bavarian lands of southeastern
Germany. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition. If viewed on a west-east axis, the Northern Limestone Alps extend from the
Rhine valley and the
Bregenzerwald in
Vorarlberg, Austria in the west extending along the border between the German federal-state of
Bavaria and Austrian
Tyrol, through
Salzburg,
Upper Austria,
Styria and
Lower Austria and finally ending at the
Wienerwald at the city-limits of
Vienna in the east.
The highest peaks in the Northern Limestone Alps are the
Parseierspitze (3,036 m/9,961 ft) in the
Lechtal Alps,Reynolds, Kev (2010).
Walking in the Alps, Cicerone, ISBN 978-1-85284476-9. and the
Hoher Dachstein (2,996 m/9,826 ft). Other notable peaks in this range include the
Zugspitze, (2,962 m/9,717 ft), located on the German-Austrian frontier and listed as the highest peak in Germany.
Ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps according to the
Alpine Club classification (from east to west):
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